Finding aid to the Carleton E. Watkins photograph collection PC RM
Watkins
The collection was processed by Erin Hurley in 2018. Wendy Welker previously
processed the Yosemite mammoth prints and cabinet cards in 2015, and her finding aids were
incorporated into this one.
California Historical Society
November 2018
678 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
reference@calhist.org
Identifier/Call Number: PC RM Watkins
Title: Carleton E. Watkins photograph collection
Date (inclusive): 1856-1885
Physical Description:
65.25 Linear Feet
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
California Historical Society
Creator:
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Abstract: Carleton E. Watkins was a 19th century
photographer based in San Francisco who made his name documenting the rapid growth of the
American West, and whose name is frequently associated with the birth of the photographic
medium – particularly with early landscape photography. This collection contains albumen
prints taken throughout his career, between the years of 1856 and 1885. The bulk of
photographs taken depict the Yosemite Valley and MariposaS Grove, and were taken at various
points between 1861 and 1881. It includes large-format mammoth plate photographs and smaller
photographic prints, as well as more commercial formats such as stereographs, cabinet cards,
and boudoir cards. The photographs depict a variety of subjects, from San Francisco to
various locations around the Western United States, as well as images of prominent visitors
to San Francisco, and photographs of the homes of some of Watkins's wealthy patrons, among
them bankers, railroad magnates, and politicians.
Language of Material: Collection materials are in
English.
Biographical / Historical
Carleton E. Watkins was a 19th century photographer based in San Francisco who made his
name documenting the rapid growth of the American West. His majestic photos of the Yosemite
Valley, in Mariposa County, California, are said to have influenced Abraham Lincoln's 1864
Yosemite Land Grant - the first act of Congress to designate federal land for public use. It
is often referred to as "the birth of the national parks system." Watkins was the oldest of
eight children, born to a carpenter and an innkeeper in Oneonta, New York, on November 11,
1829. He moved west with childhood friend Collis Huntington during the Gold Rush in 1851. He
later took a job in San Francisco working next door to daguerreotypist Robert H. Vance, who
eventually hired Watkins and taught him the basics of photography. Watkins probably began
his photography career next year, in 1855, when he photographed the mines at New Idrea and
New Almaden, as well as Mission Santa Clara. Watkins first appeared in the San Francisco
directory in 1861, listed as a daguerrean operator at 425 Montgomery Street. It was also the
year that he first travelled to Yosemite to photograph it – a difficult undertaking that
required nearly two thousand pounds of equipment, including at least a dozen mules,
flammable chemicals, a stereoscopic camera, an oversize mammoth-plate camera, and 18 x 22
inch glass plates. On the strength of this work, Watkins was hired by the California State
Geological Survey from 1865-1866 to further document the Yosemite region. These photographs
of Yosemite (which exposed many Easterners to previously-unseen parts of the West) made
Watkins famous, and in 1867 he opened his lavish Yo Semite Art Gallery in San Francisco. He
also travelled to the Pacific Northwest, photographing Oregon, British Columbia, and the
Columbia River – the first photographs ever taken of the region. Despite his remarkable
success as a photographer and his many wealthy patrons, Watkins was a poor businessman and,
following the financial panic of 1873, lost his gallery, as well as his photographic
negatives, to J.J. Cook, Isaiah W. Taber, and Thomas H. Boyd. Taber then began issuing
prints of Watkins images with his name attached and without credit to Watkins. Watkins's
"New Series" of photographs were created to replace some of the images he lost. In 1876,
Watkins travelled to Virginia City, Nevada to visit the Comstock Lode, and it is here that
he is rumored to have met his future wife, Frances Sneed, who first became his assistant. In
1879, on his 50th birthday, Watkins married Sneed, who was 22 at the time. They had two
children, named Julia and Collis. In 1894, Watkins began to experience health problems, and
was unable complete a photographic commission. He also began to experience vision loss, and
by 1903 was almost completely blind. In 1906, while in the process of negotiating the sale
and transfer of his photographic archive (including his mammoth glass plate negatives) to
Stanford University, the 1906 earthquake, and subsequent fire, struck. Watkins's studio was
lost. When his poor health made it difficult for his family to care for him, he was placed
in the Napa State Hospital for the Insane. Of Watkins's death, on June 23, 1916, Peter
Palmquist writes: "He is thought to have been buried in the hospital graveyard, but no
tombstone marks his grave."
Information taken from:
Naef, Weston and Christine Hult-Lewis.
Carleton Watkins: The
Complete Mammoth Photographs.
Getty Publications, 2011.
Palmquist, Peter E.
Carleton E. Watkins: Photographer of the
American West.
University of New Mexico Press, 1983.
Whitney, JD. "A Watkins Chronology."
California History.
Vol. 57 No. 3, Fall (1978): 264.
The Photographs of Carleton Watkins. Accessed November 23, 2018.
www.carletonwatkins.org.
"Carleton Watkins." The J. Paul Getty Museum. Accessed November 23, 2018.
http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/artists/1953/carleton-watkins-american-1829-1916/
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Materials in this collection are in the public domain in the United States. Permission to
publish or reproduce is not required.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection is comprised of multiple donations from various donors. Please see collection
files for more information.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item, date]; Carleton E. Watkins photograph collection, PC-RM-Watkins;
[box number, folder number]; California Historical Society.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of 176 albumen mammoth prints (including 2 panoramas – one of San
Francisco and one of Yosemite), 137 photographic prints (including 6 cyanotypes), 4
photograph albums, 409 complete stereographs, 10 partial stereographs, and 67 glass
stereographs. The collection also includes 101 boudoir cards, 74 cabinet cards, and 33
cartes-de-visite. The bulk of photographs taken depict the Yosemite Valley and Mariposa
Grove, and were taken at various points between 1861 and 1881. The collection includes
photographs of various mining operations, including Las Mariposas Mining Estate, as well as
the New Idria and New Almaden mines. There are also photographs documenting railway building
and industry, including images of the Southern Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads, and of
the Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company. Watkins travelled extensively around the
West, documenting Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, and British
Columbia, as well as various California counties across the state. He also photographed
plants and flowers native to California and the Southwest, as well as natural features such
as Mount Shasta and the geysers in Sonoma County. There are numerous photos of California
missions from throughout the state. There are photographs of the homes of prominent
Californians, such as the Thurlow Lodge album (Governor of California Milton Latham's home),
and photographs of the homes of bankers Darius O. Mills and William C. Ralston, among
others. The collection also includes images of the Sierra Madre Villa in Pasadena and the
Hotel Del Monte in Monterey. The cabinet cards and cartes-de-visite feature portraits of
artists, writers, and professors such as Louis Agassiz, Galen Clark, Albert Bierstadt, and
William Cullen Bryant. There are also portraits of Japanese businessmen Tomomi Iwakura and
Kaikichi M. Hirose. There are photographs of architectural plans, artwork held by local
museums, and an album photos of drawings by Virgil Williams. There is a great depth and
breadth of images of San Francisco, Watkins's home for much of his life. These include
images of Alcatraz Island and the Farallon Islands, as well as views of the city taken from
various vantage points. There are photographs of major intersections and important
buildings, like the Palace Hotel and the Bank of California. There are also photographs of
local industry, such as the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and the San Francisco Woolen
Factory, as well as of photos of attractions like Woodward's Gardens. The collection also
includes two photographs of Carleton Watkins taken by other photographers.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by format into eight series and, from there, are organized into
subseries according to subject (usually location). Materials in each subseries are arranged
chronologically. Because Watkins photographed Yosemite at multiple times, on different
trips, these photographs are organized according to the "CEW" (for Carleton E. Watkins)
negative numbers assigned by Weston Naef and Christine Lewis in their book
Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Photographs (Getty
Publications, 2011), and were given titles that match those in the book. These CEW numbers
are based on numbers that Watkins assigned to nearly all of his negatives, and which were
published as a list by Isaiah Taber around 1883. Many of the thematic groupings from the
book have also been used to organize the collection. Titles and dates have been taken from
the backs of photographs when available. When they were not, they were supplied by the
archivist.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Albumen prints
Mammoth plates
Photograph albums
Cabinet photographs
Boudoir card photographs
Stereographs
Cartes de visite
Portrait photographs
Mines and mineral resources -- California -- Pictorial works
Plants -- California -- Pictorial works
Williams, Virgil Macey, 1830-1886
Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873 -- Portraits
Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902 -- Portraits
Bloomer, Hiram Reynolds, 1845-1911 -- Portraits
Brookes, Samuel Marsden, 1816-1892 -- Portraits
Davidson, George, 1825-1911 -- Portraits
Hallidie, Andrew Smith, 1836-1900 -- Portraits
Iwakura, Tomomi, 1825-1883 -- Portraits
Mills, Darius O. (Darius Ogden) -- Portraits
O'Brien, William Shoney, 1825 or 6-1878 -- Portraits
Ralston, William Chapman, 1826-1875 -- Portraits
Stebbins, Horatio, 1821-1902 -- Portraits
Walker, James, 1819-1889 -- Portraits
Box 23, Folder 1
Charles J. Brenham
undated
General
Written on back: "Chas. J. Brenham."
Box 11, Folder 4
Composite Portrait of William C. Ralston and the Directors of the Bank of
California, San Francisco
1870-1875
General
Folder contains four copies of photograph, one of which is mounted and one of which
is a copy print of the mounted photograph.
Written on back of copy 1: "Personnel of the Bank of California in San Francisco
during its heyday under W.C. Ralston, who sits in the center under the portrait of
D.O. Mills. Oliver P. Allen is marked with a X over his head at left of picture;
Edward Oliver Allen (son), 92 Broadmoor Ave., San Anselmo. S-1958; S.F. - Bank of
California."
Written on back of copy 2: "File: Oversize Port. Coll.; Ralston, William Chapman;
Neg. #18990."
Written on back of copy 3 (copy print): "S.F.- Photography - Watkins, C.E. -
Oversize; Composite group portrait of W.C. Ralston and the directors of the Bank of
California by C.E. Watkins (photographer) and Geo. H. Burgess (artist), ca. 1875;
Albumen print, Mammoth plate; Formerly in the collection of Alexander Thomas
Leonard, Jr. M.D."
Las Mariposas Mining Estate, Mariposa County
1859-1860
Box 12, Folder 1
Mill on Mariposa Creek
1859-1860
General
Matted. Alternate title written on back of photograph in lower right corner. "Neg.
# 1937," "22," "Neg. 24673 (OV)" written on verso of photograph in upper right
corner.
Box 12, Folder 2
View from Princeton Mine and Mill, Looking East, Indian Summer
1859-1860
General
Matted. Alternate title and "FN-28589" written on back of photograph.
Box 12, Folder 3
Tower Rock, West
1859-1860
General
Matted. Alternate title, "5," and "Neg. 23307" written on back of photograph.
Box 12, Folder 4
Hell's Hollow, View from Upper Trail, Looking North
1860
General
Matted. Alternate title, "36," "Neg. #1923," and "Neg. 22991" written on back of
photograph. Stamped: "Return to Olmstead Brothers, Brookline, Mass."
Box 12, Folder 5
Railroad Bridge, Cape Horn
1860
General
Matted. Alternate title, "2," and "FN-28587" written on back of photograph.
Box 13, Folder 1
Elliott's Mill, on Stockton Creek
1859-1860
General
Matted. Alternate title, "40," "Neg. #1919," and "FN-24657 (OV)" written on back of
photograph.
Box 13, Folder 2
Lower Agua Fria Mill
1859-1860
General
Matted. Alternate title, "34," "Neg. #1925," and "Neg. 24662 (OV)" written on back
of photograph.
Box 13, Folder 3
Guadalupe Mill
1859-1860
General
Matted. Alternate title, "33," "Neg. #1926," and "Neg. 24663 (OV)" written on back
of photograph.
Box 13, Folder 4
Residence, John C. Frémont, Bear Valley
1859-1860
General
Matted. Alternate title, "16," "Neg. #1943," "Neg. No. 22992," and "Neg. 22992
(OV)" written on back of photograph.
Box 13, Folder 5
Town of Mariposa, Looking East
1859-1860
General
Matted. Alternate title, "15," "Neg. #1944," and "Neg. 24676 (OV)" written on back
of photograph.
Box 14, Folder 1
Office of John C. Frémont Estate, Bear Valley
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "29," "Neg. #1930," and
"Neg. 24667 (OV)" also written on back.
Box 14, Folder 2
Site Where John C. Frémont Camped, Agua Fria Valley, 1847
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "28," "Neg. #1932," and
"Neg. 24668 (OV)" also written on back.
Box 14, Folder 3
Carson Mill
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "31," "Neg. #1928," and
"Neg. No. 24665" also written on back.
Box 14, Folder 4
Benton Dam and the Merced River
1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "32," "Neg. #1927," and Neg.
24664 (OV)" also written on back.
Box 14, Folder 5
Mormon Bar
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "35," "Neg. #1924 (Ansel
Adams Neg. #)," and "(OV) FN-11982" also written on back.
Box 14, Folder 6
Mount Ophir, Looking North
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "26," "Neg. #1933," and
"Neg. 24670 (OV)" also written on back.
Box 14, Folder 7
Mount Ophir, Looking South
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "30," "Neg. #1929," and
"(OV) FN-11983" also written on back.
Box 15, Folder 1
Oso Mill
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "42," "Neg. 1916," "Neg.
24654 (OV)" also written on back.
Box 15, Folder 2
Benton Works, South View
1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "41," "Neg. #1918," and
"Neg. 24656 (OV)" also written on back.
Box 15, Folder 3
Turner's Mill
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "39," "Neg. #1920," and
"Neg. 24658 (OV)" also written on back.
Box 15, Folder 4
Pine Tree Mine from Josephine Mine, Looking Northwest
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "38," "Neg. #1921," and
"Neg. 24659 (OV)" also written on back.
Box 15, Folder 5
Josephine and Pine Tree Mines, Looking Northwest
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "37," "Neg. #1922," and
"Negs 23311 and 24660 (OV)" also written on back.
Box 15, Folder 6
Tower Rock, North View
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "41," "Neg. #1918," and
"Neg. 24656 (OV)" also written on back.
Box 16, Folder 1
Mount Ophir Mill
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "25," "Neg. #1934," and
"Neg. No. 24671 (OV)" also written on back.
Box 16, Folder 2
View from Princeton Mine and Mill
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "19," "Neg. #1934," and
"Neg. 24675 (OV)" also written on back.
Box 16, Folder 3
Agua Fria Mill
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "20," "Neg. #1939," and
"Neg. 24666 (OV)" also written on back.
Box 16, Folder 4
Bridgeport, East
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "21," "Neg. #1935," and
"Neg. 22989 (OV)" also written on back.
Box 16, Folder 5
Mount Ophir Mine
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "24," "Neg. #1938," and
"Neg. no. 26002 and 24697 (OV)" also written on back. Stamped: "Return to Olmsted
Brothers, Brookline, Mass."
Box 16, Folder 6
Mill on Mariposa Creek
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "23," "Neg. #1936," and
"Neg. 23309 and 24672 (OV)" also written on back.
Box 17, Folder 1
Railroad Bridge with Josephine Mine Above, View from Lower Trail, Looking
East
1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "1" also written on
back.
Box 17, Folder 2
Mariposa Valley
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "27," "Neg. #1932," and
"Neg. 24669 (OV)" also written on back.
Box 17, Folder 3
Pine Tree Mine, Profile View
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "47" also written on
back.
Box 17, Folder 4
View from Princeton Mine and Mill [CEW 7039]
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "18," "Neg. #1941," and
"Neg. no. 22991 (OV)" also writtten on back.
Box 17, Folder 5
Bear Valley Mill
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "17," "Neg. #1942," and
"Neg. no. 22990 (OV)" also written on back.
Box 17, Folder 6
Benton Mills
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "14" also written on
back.
Box 18, Folder 1
Guadalupe Valley
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "41," "Neg. #1918," and
"Neg. 24656" also written on back. Stamped: "Return to Olmstead Brothers, Brookline,
Mass."
Box 18, Folder 2
Benton Mills, Looking West
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "8" and "Neg. 23308" also
written on back.
Box 18, Folder 3
Oso House, Bear Valley, Mariposa County
1859-1860
General
"7" and "Neg. no. 24569" written on back. Stamped: "Return to Olmsted Brothers,
Brookline, Mass."
Box 18, Folder 4
Bear Valley from Princeton Mine and Mill, Indian Summer
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written in lower right corner. "6" and "FN-32527" also written on
back.
Box 18, Folder 5
Railroad Bridge, Looking Down the Mountain
1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "3" and "Neg. no. 26004"
also written on back.
Box 18, Folder 6
Agua Fria Mill
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "13" also written on
back.
Box 19, Folder 1
Town of Bear Valley, Looking East
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "45," "Neg. #1914," and
"Neg. No. 24652 (OV)" also written on back.
Box 19, Folder 2
Upper Agua Fria Mill
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "46," "Neg. #1913," and
"Neg. 24651 (OV)" also written on back.
Box 19, Folder 3
Princeton Mill
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner.
Box 19, Folder 4
Bear Valley Mill
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "10" and "FN-32526" also
written on back.
Box 19, Folder 5
Guadalupe Mill
1859-1860
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner. "11" also written on
back.
Box 23, Folder 7
"Wawona" - 28 feet diameter, 275 feet high - Mariposa County
(754)
1859-1860
General
Print made by Isaiah Taber using a Carleton Watkins negative.
Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove
1861-1881
Scope and Content
Mammoth plate photographs of Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove taken by Carleton
Watkins during multiple trips, and printed between 1861 and 1881.
General
When original title is written on photograph, a note is included. Otherwise, title
has been supplied by archivist, using
Carleton Watkins: The
Complete Mammoth Photographs.
by Weston Naef and Christine Hult-Lewis, Getty
Publications, 2011.
Box 1, Folder 1
Up Yosemite Valley from the Foot of Mariposa Trail [CEW 9]
1861
General
Has original title and number #18 in lower right hand corner. Signed by artist.
Box 1, Folder 2
River View down Yosemite Valley [CEW 11]
1861
General
Has original title and number #3 in lower right hand corner. Signed by artist.
Box 1, Folder 3
Cathedral Rock, Yosemite [CEW 20]
1861
General
Has original title and number #21 in lower right hand corner. Signed by artist.
Box 1, Folder 4
El Capitan, Yosemite [CEW 25]
1861
Scope and Content
Folder contains two copies of this image. One copy has a dome-top, original title
and number #13 in lower right hand corner. It is also signed by artist.
Box 1, Folder 5
River View, Cathedral Rock, Yosemite [CEW 31]
1861
General
Has original title and number #16 in lower right hand corner. Signed by artist.
Box 1, Folder 6
Sentinel Rock, View up Yosemite Valley [CEW 32]
1861
General
Has original title and number #22 in lower right hand corner. Signed by artist.
Box 1, Folder 7
View on the Merced, Yosemite [CEW 41]
1861
General
Has number #10 in lower right hand corner. Signed by artist.
Box 2, Folder 1
Sentinel Rock, View down Yosemite Valley [CEW 43]
1861
General
Has number #4 in lower right hand corner. Signed by artist.
Box 2, Folder 2
Sentinel Rock, Front View, Yosemite [CEW 44]
1861
General
Has original title and number #9 in lower right hand corner. Signed by artist.
Box 2, Folder 3
Camp Grove, Looking Upriver, Yosemite [CEW 45]
1861
General
Has number #6 in lower right hand corner. Signed by artist.
Box 2, Folder 4
View from Camp Grove, Yosemite [CEW 47]
1861
Scope and Content
Folder contains two copies of this image. One copy has a dome-top and the number #5
in lower right hand corner. It is also signed by artist.
Box 2, Folder 5
River View, Yosemite Falls [CEW 49]
1861
Scope and Content
Folder contains two copies of this image. One copy has a dome-top, original title
and number #20 in lower right hand corner. It is also signed by artist. The other
copy has different images on the front and back. "River View, Yosemite Falls" is on
the front.
Box 2, Folder 5
Yosemite Falls [CEW 52]
1865-1866
Scope and Content
"Yosemite Falls" is on the front of a two-sided image. The back is a duplicate of
"River View, Yosemite Falls."
Box 2, Folder 6
Yosemite Falls, Front View [CEW 50]
1861
General
Has original title and number #17 in lower right hand corner. Signed by artist.
Box 2, Folder 7
Yosemite Falls from the Upper House [CEW 53]
1861
Scope and Content
Folder contains two copies of this image. One copy has a dome-top, original title
and number #19 in lower right hand corner. It is also signed by artist.
Box 2, Folder 8
Half Dome, Yosemite [CEW 61]
1861
General
Has original title and number #8 in lower right hand corner. Signed by artist.
Box 3, Folder 1
Mirror Lake and Mount Watkins, Yosemite [CEW 72]
1861
General
Signed by artist.
Box 3, Folder 2
North Dome, the Royal Arches, and Washington Column, Yosemite [CEW
79]
1861
General
Has number #14 in lower right hand corner. Signed by artist.
Box 3, Folder 3
Outline of Half Dome, Yosemite [CEW 83]
1861
General
Has number #15 in lower right hand corner. Signed by artist.
Box 3, Folder 4
North Dome, Yosemite [CEW 84]
1861
General
Has number #12 in lower right hand corner. Signed by artist.
Box 3, Folder 5
Mount Broderick and Nevada Fall, Yosemite [CEW 89]
1861
General
Has original title and number #11 in lower right hand corner. Signed by artist.
Box 3, Folder 6
Nevada Fall, Yosemite [CEW 90]
1861
General
Has original title and number #7 in lower right hand corner. Signed by artist.
Box 3, Folder 7
Section of the Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite [CEW
111]
1861
General
Has original title and number #2 in lower right hand corner. Signed by artist.
Box 3, Folder 8
The Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite [CEW 112]
1861
General
Has original title and number #1 in lower right hand corner. Signed by artist.
Box 3, Folder 9
Bridalveil Fall from the Black Spring, Yosemite [CEW 863]
1861
Box 4, Folder 1
The Three Brothers, Front View, Yosemite [CEW 34]
1861
Scope and Content
Folder contains two copies of this image. One copy has a dome-top, the number #23,
and is signed by artist in the lower right corner.
Box 4, Folder 2
Vernal Fall, Yosemite [CEW 87]
1861
General
Has number #11 in lower right hand corner. Signed by artist.
Box 4, Folder 3
First View of Yosemite Valley from Mariposa Trail [CEW 1]
1865-1866
General
"Neg. no. 24910" written on back in upper left corner.
Box 4, Folder 4
Yosemite Valley from the "Best General View" [CEW 2]
1865-1866
Box 4, Folder 5
Bridalveil Fall from Coulterville Trail, Yosemite [CEW 14]
1865-1866
Box 5, Folder 1
Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite [CEW 16]
1865-1866
Box 5, Folder 2
Cathedral Rock, Yosemite [CEW 21]
1865-1866
Box 5, Folder 3
Cathedral Spires, Yosemite [CEW 22]
1865-1866
Box 5, Folder 4
El Capitan, Yosemite [CEW 26]
1865-1866
Box 5, Folder 5
Mirror View of El Capitan, Yosemite [CEW 38]
1865-1866
Box 5, Folder 6
Down Yosemite Valley, Showing Cathedral Rock in the Distance [CEW
39]
1865-1866
Box 5, Folder 7
Ponderosa Pine, Yosemite [CEW 48]
1865-1866
General
"Neg. no. 24913" written on back in upper left corner.
Box 6, Folder 1
Upper Yosemite Fall [CEW 55]
1865-1866
Box 6, Folder 2
The Domes, Close View, Yosemite [CEW 59]
1865-1866
Box 6, Folder 3
Half Dome, Best Close View, Yosemite [CEW 62]
1865-1866
Box 6, Folder 4
North Dome, Yosemite [CEW 63]
1865-1866
Box 6, Folder 5
Glacier Point, Yosemite [CEW 68]
1865-1866
Box 6, Folder 6
Mount Watkins, Fully Reflected in Mirror Lake, Yosemite [CEW
75]
1865-1866
Box 6, Folder 7
Amabilis, Yosemite [CEW 76]
1865-1866
General
"Neg. no. 24912" written on back in upper left corner.
Box 6, Folder 8
Douglas Fir, Yosemite [CEW 77]
1865-1866
Box 6, Folder 9
North Dome, the Royal Arches, and Washington Column, Yosemite [CEW
80]
1865-1866
Box 6, Folder 10
North Dome, Front View, Yosemite [CEW 85]
1865-1866
Box 7, Folder 1
Yosemite Falls from Sentinel Dome [CEW 93]
1865-1866
Box 7, Folder 2
The Domes from Sentinel Dome, Yosemite [A] [CEW 95]
1865-1866
General
Part one of a three-part panorama taken from Sentinel Dome, Yosemite.
Box 7, Folder 3
The Lyell Group from Sentinel Dome, Yosemite [B] [CEW 96]
1865-1866
General
Part two of a three-part panorama taken from Sentinel Dome, Yosemite.
Box 7, Folder 4
The Merced Group from Sentinel Dome, Yosemite [C] [CEW 97]
1865-1866
General
Part three of a three-part panorama taken from Sentinel Dome, Yosemite.
Box 7, Folder 5
Yosemite Falls from Glacier Point [CEW 99]
1865-1866
Box 7, Folder 6
Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall from Glacier Point, Yosemite [CEW
100]
1865-1866
Box 7, Folder 7
Half Dome from Glacier Point, Yosemite [CEW 101]
1865-1866
Box 7, Folder 8
Douglas Fir and Ponderosa Pine at Clark's, Yosemite [CEW 103]
1865-1866
Box 7, Folder 9
Clark's Station, Near View, Yosemite [CEW 104]
1865-1866
General
"Neg. no. 24914" written on back in upper left corner.
Box 7, Folder 10
Wawona Peak from Mariposa Grove, Yosemite [CEW 106]
1865-1866
General
"Neg. no. 24911" written on back in upper left corner.
Box 8, Folder 1
Lower Yosemite Fall [CEW 840]
1878-1881
General
"FN-28588" and "FS-1855" written on back.
Box 8, Folder 2
Yosemite Falls from Glacier Point [CEW 845]
1878-1881
General
"Neg. no. 24909" and "25592 (35 mm only)" written on back.
Box 8, Folder 3
Upper Yosemite Falls [CEW 847]
1878-1881
General
"Neg. no 24905" and "25594 (35 mm only)" written on back.
Box 8, Folder 4
Half Dome from Glacier Point, Yosemite [CEW 856]
1878-1881
Box 8, Folder 5
The Cap of Liberty and Nevada Fall, Yosemite [CEW 858]
1878-1881
General
"FN-28586" and "FS-1856" written on back.
Box 8, Folder 6
View from Inspiration Point, Yosemite [CEW 860]
1878-1881
Oregon and Nevada
1859-1867
Box 23, Folder 2
Illustration based on Watkins's Panorama of Virginia City, view from the
combination shaft, Storey City, Nevada
circa 1859
General
Written on back: "Nevada (state); File in Oversize."
Box 23, Folder 3
Mount Hood from Sunset Hill, near The Dalles, Oregon [CEW 452]
1867
General
Written on back: "Columbia River, The Dalles, Ore., at right."
Box 23, Folder 4
The Dalles, Oregon, from the East [CEW 449]
1867
General
Written on back: "Columbia River, The Dalles, Ore., right center."
Box 23, Folder 5
Mount Hood from Five-Mile Creek, Oregon [CEW 453]
1867
General
Written on back: "Columbia River, The Dalles, Oregon."
Box 23, Folder 6
Oregon Iron Company, Oswego, Oregon [CEW 405]
1867
Box 10, Folder 1
Alcatraz Island from Black Point, San Francisco [CEW 285]
1862-1864
Box 10, Folder 2
The City, View from the Residence of Bishop Kip, Rincon Hill, San Francisco
[CEW 282]
1864-1865
Box 10, Folder 3
San Francisco Woolen Factory [CEW 327]
1859-1860
Box 10, Folder 4
California and Sansome Streets, San Francisco
1868-1875
Box 10, Folder 5
Union Gathering, Post and Market Streets, San Francisco
May 11, 1961
Box 10, Folder 6
View toward Russian Hill, North Beach, and Alcatraz Island (A)
1864
General
Copyprint of Plate 1 in Box 10, Folder 11.
Box 10, Folder 7
View toward Telegraph Hill, San Francisco (B)
1864
General
Copyprint of Plate 2 in Box 10, Folder 11.
Box 10, Folder 8
View toward Goat Island, San Francisco (C)
1864
General
Copyprint of Plate 3 in Box 10, Folder 11.
Box 10, Folder 9
View toward Rincon Point, San Francisco (D)
1864
General
Copyprint of Plate 4 in Box 10, Folder 11.
Box 10, Folder 10
View toward Mission Bay (E)
1864
General
Copyprint of Plate 5 in Box 10, Folder 11.
Box 10, Folder 16
Celebration of Admission Day, San Francisco
circa 1865
Box 9, Folder 1
Pacific Mail Steamship Company Dock, Coal Yard, Marine Hospital, San
Francisco [CEW 612]
circa 1871
General
"FN-28421" and "42863" written on back.
Box 9, Folder 1
Pacific Mail Steamship Company Wharf with Derrick and Coal Yard, San
Francisco [CEW 614]
circa 1871
General
"42861" written on back.
Box 9, Folder 1
Pacific Mail Steamship Company Wharf, Unloading Coal, San Francisco [CEW
615]
circa 1871
General
"42861" and "(OV) FN-22976" written on back.
Box 9, Folder 2
Pacific Mail Steamship Company Wharf, the Steamship "China," Coaling, San
Francisco [CEW 617]
circa 1871
Box 9, Folder 2
Pacific Mail Steamship Company Wharf, San Francisco [CEW 618]
circa 1871
Box 9, Folder 2
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, Wharf and Warehouses, from Rincon Hill, San
Francisco [CEW 611]
circa 1871
General
"42859" and "FN-28422" written on back.
Box 10, Folder 12
View of North Beach and Alcatraz Island, San Francisco (A) (CEW 661
[NS])
1875-1876
Box 10, Folder 13
View of Telegraph Hill, San Francisco (B) [CEW 662]
1875-1876
Box 10, Folder 14
View toward Goat Island, San Francisco (C) [CEW 663]
1875-1876
Box 10, Folder 15
Woodward's Gardens
1868-1872
California Counties
1863-1883
General
When original title is written on photograph, a note is included. Otherwise, title
has been supplied by archivist, using
Carleton Watkins: The
Complete Mammoth Photographs.
by Weston Naef and Christine Hult-Lewis, Getty
Publications, 2011.
Box 21, Folder 1
Street View at the Hacienda, New Almaden (Santa Clara County) [CEW
123]
1863
Box 21, Folder 2
First View of the Mine, Looking South, New Almaden (Santa Clara County)
[CEW 131]
1863
General
Alternate title written on back in upper right corner.
Box 21, Folder 3
Town on the Hill from the Mine Peak, New Almaden (Santa Clara County) [CEW
135]
1863
General
Alternate title written on back in upper right corner. "No. 78" also written on
back.
Box 21, Folder 4
Geyser Canyon from the Hotel, The Geysers, Sonoma County [CEW
466]
circa 1867
General
"FN-32702" written on back.
Box 21, Folder 5
Devil's Canyon, The Geysers, Sonoma County [CEW 467]
circa 1867
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner.
Box 21, Folder 6
Devil's Canyon, The Geysers, Sonoma County [CEW 468]
circa 1867
General
Alternate title written on back in lower right corner.
Box 21, Folder 7
Mountain Hemlock, Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County [CEW 460]
1870
General
Alternate title written on back in upper left corner. "Neg. no. 23235" also written
on back.
Box 21, Folder 8
Limber Pine, Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County [CEW 461]
1870
General
Alternate title written on back in upper left corner.
Box 21, Folder 9
Moraines, Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County [CEW 462]
1870
General
Alternate title written on back in upper left corner.
Box 21, Folder 10
Shasta from Sheep Rocks (Siskiyou County)
circa 1871
General
Alternate title written on back in upper right corner. "Donor: Le Duc Family,"
"2-44-1," and "Watkins 40th survey (ND)" also written on back. Stamped: "Received by
museum, Oct 12, 1920, Minnesota Historical Society."
Box 21, Folder 11
Summit of Shasta (Siskiyou County)
circa 1871
General
Alternate title written on back in upper right corner. "Donor: Le Duc Family,"
"2-44-2," and "Watkins 40th survey (ND)" also written on back. Stamped: "Received by
museum, Oct 12, 1920, Minnesota Historical Society."
Box 21, Folder 12
Malakoff Diggins, near North Bloomfield, Nevada County
circa 1871
General
Written on back: "Malakoff Mines (Nevada County); C.E. Watkins (mining series), dup
of the Phoebe Hearst Collection, Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley, CA.; Donor: Robert B. Fisher, M.D. - 23-'75, Mission Peak Heritage
Foundation, Fremont, California; Neg. no. 23236."
Box 21, Folder 13
Malakoff Diggins from Colorado Hill, near North Bloomfield, Showing Water
Playing Against Gravel Banks, Nevada County
circa 1871
General
Written on back: "Malakoff or another hydraulic pit."
Box 21, Folder 14
Sutter's Mill, South Fork American River, Coloma, El Dorado
County
1875-1883
General
Written on back: "Sutter's Mill (Sacramento) - oversize" and "#8327." Storage label
from Memorial Museum, San Francisco in upper left corner: "No. 8327, Article: Photo
of Sutter's Mill, Donor: H. Watkins, #35."
Residences
1864-1874
General
Titles has been supplied by archivist, using
Carleton Watkins:
The Complete Mammoth Photographs.
by Weston Naef and Christine Hult-Lewis,
Getty Publications, 2011.
Box 22, Folder 1
Eugene Upton Residence, Washington Street between Taylor and Jones Streets,
San Francisco
circa 1864
General
Written on back: "Eugene Upton residence; Directory 1864; Eugene Upton. A printer
with Town and Bacon, Res. (illegible) Washington Bet. Taylor and Jones; Neg.
8451."
Box 22, Folder 2
Residence of William H. Barron, San Mateo County [CEW 306]
1865
General
Written on back: "FN-32698."
Box 22, Folder 3
Residence of Thomas H. Selby, San Mateo County [CEW 303]
1865-1872
General
Written on back: "FN-32697."
Box 22, Folder 4
Gasworks and Valley, William C. Ralston, San Mateo County
circa 1872
General
Written on back: "FN-32701."
Box 22, Folder 5
Darius O. Mills Residence, General View, Millbrae, San Mateo County [CEW
580]
circa 1872
General
Written on back: "D.O. Mills residence; Milbrae (San Mateo); Photo by C.E.
Watkins?; FN-32695."
Box 22, Folder 6
Residence of D.O. Mills, Interior, Millbrae, San Mateo [CEW
585?]
circa 1872
General
Written on back: "D.O. Mills residence; Milbrae (San Mateo); Photo by C.E.
Watkins?; FN-32699."
Box 22, Folder 7
Residence of Darius O. Mills, Conservatory, Millbrae, San Mateo County [CEW
584]
circa 1872
General
Written on back: "D.O. Mills residence; Milbrae (San Mateo); Photo by C.E. Watkin?;
FN-32700."
Box 22, Folder 8
Residence of Darius O. Mills, Large Rear View, Millbrae, San Mateo County
[CEW 582]
circa 1872
General
Written on back: "D.O. Mills residence; Milbrae (San Mateo); Photo by C.E.
Watkins?; FN-32694; Neg. #685." Folder contains 2 copies of image.
Box 22, Folder 9
The Barron Cluster from the West Steps, Thurlow Lodge, Milton Latham
Residence, San Mateo County
1874
General
Written on back: "Timothy Hopkins residence, Menlo Park; San Mateo county."
Box 22, Folder 10
North Side of the Horse and Carriage Way, Thurlow Lodge, Milton Latham
Residence, San Mateo County
circa 1874
General
Written on back: "Removed from Henry W. Cleaveland Papers; File: Oversize Bldgs.;
Timothy Hopkins residence, Menlo Park (site of Stanford Village); San Mateo county;
Neg. 8946; Interiors purch. by Warner Brothers and used in Edna Ferber picture
'Saratoga Trunk.'"
Box 22, Folder 11
Southwest Corner of the House, Thurlow Lodge, Milton Latham Residence, San
Mateo County
1874
General
Written on back: "Timothy Hopkins residence, Menlo Park; (San Mateo county); File
in oversize; Deemed unsafe at time of 1906 fire; contents auctioned by Butterfield
and Butterfield ca. 1936, and primarily purch. by Warner Bros.; Neg. 8947."
Box 22, Folder 12
Unidentified residence
circa 1870
General
Removed from Henry W. Cleaveland Papers; File: Oversize Bldgs.; Tully Mansion?
Tully Rd., San Jose; Maria Kip Orphanage, S.F. - ?; Santa Clara county;
FN-32696."
Box 20, Folder 2
View from Seal Point, Sugar Loaf Island, Farallon Islands [CEW
552]
1868-1869
General
Written on back: "Farallones Islands, FN-35967."
Box 20, Folder 3
Sugar Loaf Island and Seal Rocks, Farallon Islands [CEW 561]
1868-1869
General
Print made by Isaiah Taber using a Carleton Watkins negative (negative #561).
Box 20, Folder 1
Engineer Village at Lime Point, July 21, 1968, Marin County [CEW
316]
1868
General
Written on back: "Marin County."
Box 20, Folder 4
Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company Flume, South of Carson City
1876
General
Written on back: "Nevada (state), (Lake Tahoe and Carson Lumber and Fluming
Company), (Carton E. Watkins photograph), (no date); File: In Oversize; Rec.:
4-9-'71; Ack.: 4-10-'71; (Donor) From: Mr. Earle Talbott, 501 Portola Road, Portola
Valley, Calif. 94025."
Box 20, Folder 5
Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company, South of Carson
City
1876
General
Written on back: "Nevada (state), (Lake Tahoe and Carson Lumber and Fluming
Company), (Carlton E. Watkins photograph), (no date); File: In Oversize; Rec.:
4-9-'71; Ack.: 4-10-'71; (Donor) From: Mr. Earle Talbott, 501 Portola Road, Portola
Valley, Calif. 94025."
Box 20, Folder 6
Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company, Nevada
1876
General
Written on back: "Nevada (state), (Lake Tahoe and Carson Lumber and Fluming
Company), (Carton E. Watkins photograph), (no date); File: In Oversize; Rec.:
4-9-'71; Ack.: 4-10-'71; (Donor) From: Mr. Earle Talbott, 501 Portola Road, Portola
Valley, Calif. 94025."
Box 20, Folder 7
Crossing the Loop at Tunnel No. 9, Southern Pacific Railroad, Kern County
[CEW 1134]
1877
General
Alternate title written on back in upper left corner. "FN-35966" also written on
back.
Box 20, Folder 8
Central Pacific Railroad Waiting for the Train, Transfer Boat Solano, Port
Costa, Solano County [CEW 681]
circa1879
General
Written on back: "File: Oversize; S.S. Solano." Includes typed transcription of
newspaper text.
Box 20, Folder 9
Round House, Yuma, Arizona Territory [CEW 1341]
1880
General
Includes alternate title in upper left corner. Copy print of original Watkins
albumen print.
California Missions
circa 1877
General
Photographs do not include original titles. Titles supplied by archivist, using
Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Photographs.
by Weston Naef and Christine Hult-Lewis, Getty Publications, 2011.
Box 11, Folder 1
Mission Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County [CEW 1220]
circa 1877
Box 11, Folder 2
Mission San José, Alameda County [CEW 1237]
circa 1877
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Frank Solinsky III, 1979.
Box 11, Folder 3
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, San Diego County [CEW 1207]
1877
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Frank Solinsky III, 1979.
Photographic prints
Scope and Content
Box 25, Folders 7-10 contain copyprints of various Watkins photographs, including
miscellaneous prints owned by other institutions (folder 7). Folder 8 includes
copyprints and identification keys for W.C. Ralston and the Directors of the Bank of
California group portrait. Folder 9 contains stereograph copyprints, and folder 10
contains glass stereo reproductions.
Box 24, Folder 1
Section of the Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite
1865-1866
General
Galen Clark in front of the Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Grove. Another print made by
Isiah Taber from a Carleton Watkins negative can be found in PC-RM-Watkins, Box 26,
Folder 2 (Oversize prints).
Box 24, Folder 1
Chinese Actor
1876-1880
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "(Chinese Actor in San Francisco
Chinatown); ca. 1890 (?); Neg. 5483; Also negative #19986; 9."
San Francisco
1856-1885
General
Where possible, exact dates and negative numbers of photographs are given. When the
exact date of a photograph is not known, the date range for the subseries
("1856-1885") is used.
Box 26, Folder 1
Black Point and San Francisco Bay
1858-1860
General
Oversize print. Written on back: "FS-1730." Stamped: "California Historical
Society, Luke Fay Collection, 1937."
Box 24, Folder 2
Union Gathering, Post and Market Streets, San Francisco
May 11,
1861?
General
Written on back: "1861; Neg. No. 11,976; VIP05503."
Box 24, Folder 2
Thomas Starr King's Church, San Francisco [CEW 243]
1862-1864
General
Written on back: "First Unitarian Church, dedicated Jan. 1864. Geary St. bet.
Stockton and Dupont (Grant) Streets; FN-27328; FS-1225. Photograph by C.E. Watkins
(?)."
Box 24, Folder 2
The Cliff House, San Francisco [CEW 292]
October 15, 1863?
General
Written on back: "1863; Neg. #4762 and 24125; Watkins?"
Box 24, Folder 2
Harbor and Anchorage, San Francisco
1863
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Vallejo St. Wharf, 1863; Attributed
to C.E. Watkins; Neg. #4763; FN-2176; FS-1230; VIP02608."
Box 24, Folder 2
View toward Rincon Point, San Francisco (D)
1864
General
Written on back: "Calif. St., Stockton to Powell; Plate 4 of 1864 panorama;
5-47-187."
Box 24, Folder 2
View toward Mission Bay, San Francisco (E)
1864
General
Written on back: "Powell St., Bush to Pine; Neg. #8447; 5-224-124."
Box 24, Folder 2
View toward Telegraph Hill, San Francisco (B) [CEW 627]
circa 1865-1869
General
Written on back: "Powell St.; Neg. no. 13984; Presbyterian Church; Boys High
School; Sacramento St.; Powell St.; 5-224-157." Folder also contains copyprints of
4-plate California and Powell Streets panorama: "View of North Beach and Alcatraz
Island (A) [CEW 626], "View toward Goat Island, San Francisco (C) [CEW 628], and
"View toward Rincon Hill, San Francisco (D) [CEW 629], all photos circa
1865-1869.
Box 24, Folder 2
Alcatraz from North Point
circa 1866
General
Title has been supplied by archivist, using "Carleton E. Watkins" by Peter E.
Palmquist, University of New Mexico Press, 1983. Written on back: "1880s; FN-31759."
Stamped: "California Historical Society, Luke Fay Collection, 1937."
Box 24, Folder 2
Sea Lions at Farallon Islands
circa 1867
General
Written on back: "Sea Lions at Faralones (illegible); S.F.; B #128."
Box 24, Folder 2
Lincoln School, San Francisco
1869
General
Photo is captioned "Lincoln Grammar - 1869 - Fifth near Market." Written on back:
"FN-31675; VIP01305." Photo is stamped "Turrill and Miller Photo, S.F." in lower
right corner. Photo was probably printed by Turill and Miller using a Watkins
negative.
Box 24, Folder 3
View from Ocean House Road, San Francisco [CEW 624]
1871-1875
General
Written on back: "Neg. no. 12656; 1863; Watkins?"
Box 24, Folder 3
The Palace Hotel, from Montgomery Street, San Francisco
1874
General
Written on back: "View looking South and view near the front of the Occidental
Hotel; Palace Hotel from Montg. St., S.F., Watkins."
Box 24, Folder 3
Clay Street Cable Railroad, San Francisco
circa 1875
General
Folder includes two copies of image. One includes the caption: "B. 127 Caly St.
Cable R.R. S.F. - Watkins New Boudoir Series Yo Semite and Pacific Coast, 427
Montgomery Street, San Francisco." Written on back: "#41998; See FN-25987; see neg.
27170 for uncropped version; See FS-1308." Other copy stamped on back: "Watkins New
Series, 427 Montgomery St., S.F."
Box 24, Folder 3
The Cliff House, San Francisco
After 1875
General
Written on back: "S.F., Cliff House #2; Neg. No. 17,856."
Box 24, Folder 3
New Sea Wall, and Alcatraz Island, San Francisco
1885
General
Written on back: "New Sea Wall, and Acatraz Isle, San Francisco; B #126; 1885."
Box 24, Folder 4
Mt. Tamalpais and Alcatraz Island, San Francisco
1856-1885
General
Written on back: "Mt. Tamalpais, and Alcatraz Island S.F.; Watkins; No. 1."
Box 24, Folder 4
Bush Street from Montgomery Street, Looking West, San Francisco
1856-1885
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Bush St. from Montg. view West,
S.F.; Watkins; 81-7."
Box 24, Folder 4
The City from California Street Hill Looking South, San
Francisco
1856-1885
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "The City from California Street
Hill, Looking South; Watkins."
Box 24, Folder 4
The City from California Street Hill, Looking South-East
1856-1885
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "The City from California Street Hill
S.F.; Looking Suth East; Palace Hotel; Watkins."
Box 24, Folder 4
Telegraph Hill, San Francisco
1856-1885
General
Folder contains two copies of same image - one is mounted on paper with the title
written under image. Written on back of mounted photograph: "Greenwich St., ca.
1882." Written on back of unmounted photograph: "Greenwich Ct.; Jones, Greenwich -
Telegraph Hill, S.F.; Watkins photos; B-213."
Box 24, Folder 4
California Street Hill, from the Orphan Asylum
1856-1885
General
Written on back: "Laguna St., Haight to Waller, C.E. Watkins, photographer, ca.
1877."
Box 24, Folder 4
View of San Francisco, from California Street Hill
1856-1885
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "California St., Powell to Mason.;
View from the residence Senator Stanford, Cal St. Hill, S.F., B-3644; FN-28319;
5-47-214."
Box 24, Folder 4
North Side of California Street Hill, San Francisco
1856-1885
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Jones St., Calif. to Jackson; North
Side Cal St. Hill, S.F.; Watkins' new series; B-212; FN-29200."
Box 24, Folder 4
North Beach looking East from Telegraph Hill, San Francisco
1856-1885
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "North Beach looking East from
Telegraph Hill."
Box 24, Folder 4
San Francisco from the corner of California and Powell Streets
1856-1885
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "S.F. North Beach Dist.; Neg. #4060;
Neg. No. 4060; Watkins?"
Box 24, Folder 4
Leavenworth Street, San Francisco
1856-1885
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "S.F. - Leavenworth St.; Neg.
#24710."
Box 24, Folder 4
Jackson Street, San Francisco
1856-1885
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Jackson St. (illegible); circa
1868?; San Francisco from Cal St. Hill; Probably taken from Powell btwn Calif. and
Sacramento. Stamped: "Watkins New Series, 427 Montgomery St., S.F."
Box 24, Folder 5
Grave of Thomas Starr King, San Francisco
1856-1885
General
Written on back: "ca. 1888; 100 block, Geary St., Grave of Thomas Starr King, S.F.,
Cal; Watkins photos; B-392."
Box 24, Folder 5
Palace Hotel, San Francisco
1856-1885
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Market St. at New Montgomery to
Annie; Watkins New Boudoir Series, B 122; 5-167-167."
Box 24, Folder 5
Grand Hotel, San Francisco
1865-1868
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "New Montgomery; 51830."
Box 24, Folder 5
The Golden Gate from Telegraph Hill, San Francisco
1868
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "The Golden Gate from Telegraph Hill
S.F.; Watkins."
Box 24, Folder 5
Museum (Mineralogy, Ornithology), St. Ignatius College, San
Francisco
1856-1885
General
Title has been supplied by archivist, using "Carleton E. Watkins" by Peter E.
Palmquist, University of New Mexico Press, 1983. Photograph appears in book as plate
99. Written on back: "St. Ignatius; Ante 1906; W 44; Museum."
Box 24, Folder 5
Physical Cabinet (Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Acoustics), San Francisco, St.
Ignatius College
1856-1885
General
Title supplied by archivist. Title has been supplied by archivist, using
Carleton E. Watkins: Photographer of the American West. by
Peter E. Palmquist, University of New Mexico Press, 1983. Photograph appears in book
as plate 100. Written on back: "Neg. 5991; St. Ignatius; W-28; Physical Cabinet
(Heat, Light, Electricity and Magnetism)."
Box 24, Folder 5
The Golden Gate and Washerwoman's Bay, San Francisco
1856-1858
General
Written on back: "Washerwoman's Lagoon (Laguna and Chestnut), Marina of today;
Washerwoman's Lagoon in center, also known as Laguna Pequena, circa 1856; Neg. no.
12895; Neg. 12895; See also neg. nos. 13752 and 23216.
Box 26, Folder 1
North Beach, Northwest Corner of Filbert and Taylor Streets
1856-1885
General
Oversize print. Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Northwest corner of
Filbert and Taylor Streets." Stamped: "California Historical Society, Luke Fay
Collection, 1937."
Box 24, Folder 6
Oso House, Bear Valley, Mariposa County
1859-1860
General
Watkins negative possibly printed by Gabriel Moulin, whose stamp appears on the
back of photograph. Written on back: "Fremont (illegible) on right; FN-28122;
6."
Box 24, Folder 6
Indian Camp, Bear Valley
1859-1860
General
Watkins negative possibly printed by Gabriel Moulin, whose stamp appears on the
back of photograph. Written on back: "FN-28121."
Box 24, Folder 6
Panorama of unidentified mining town, Amador County
circa 1871 - circa 1891
General
Three part panorama. Written on back of photo 1: "Volcano (?) - Amador; Pano A.
Written on back of photo 2: "Jackson (?) (Amador); Neg. ID, 566; Pano B." Written on
back of photo 3: Volcano (?) (Amador); Pano C."
Box 24, Folder 6
Magenta Flume, Nevada County
circa 1871
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Nevada County; Neg. no. 16838;
Magenta Flume; C.E. Watkins; B(?)-184."
Box 24, Folder 6
Malakoff Diggins, near North Bloomfield, Nevada County [CEW
516?]
circa 1871
General
Written on back: "Hydraulic Mining Piping, Nevada Co. Cal.; Watkins photos;
B-181."
Box 24, Folder 6
Malakoff Diggins, "Under-Currents," near North Bloomfield, Nevada County
[CEW 1422]
1879-1881
Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove
1861-1881
Box 24, Folder 7
Cathedral Rock with River View
circa 1861
General
Title supplied by archivist.
Box 24, Folder 7
Washington Column, North Dome, and the Royal Arches
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist.
Box 24, Folder 7
Bridalveil Fall
circa
1865-1866
General
Title supplied by archivist.
Box 24, Folder 7
Cathedral Spires
1878-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist.
Box 24, Folder 7
Union Point and Yosemite Valley
1878-1881
Box 24, Folder 7
El Capitan, Yosemite [CEW 828]
1878-1881
General
Written on back: "Neg. no. 26082."
Box 24, Folder 7
Cathedral Rock and Spires
1878-1881
General
Features another Watkins print of The Three Brothers, Yosemite, glued to back.
Box 24, Folder 7
General view of Yosemite
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Neg. no. 23882; Cloud's rest."
Box 24, Folder 10
El Capitan
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "El Capitan 3600 ft., Yosemite
Valley, No. B. 11."
Box 24, Folder 10
Vernal Fall
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Yosemite Valley - Vernal Falls."
Box 24, Folder 10
Bridalveil Meadow and Bridalveil Fall
1861-1881
General
Written on back: "Up the Valley from the Bridal Veil Meadow, Yosemite, No. B
5."
Box 24, Folder 10
North Dome, the Royal Arches, and Washington Column, Yosemite [CEW
80]
1865-1866
Box 24, Folder 10
Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite, 2600 feet high
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist.
Box 24, Folder 10
Bridalveil Fall in Springtime, Yosemite [CEW 13]
1865-1866
General
Written on back: "1870-1880?"
Box 24, Folder 10
View of Yosemite Valley from Artist's Point
1861-1881
General
Print made by Isaiah Taber using a Carleton Watkins negative (B 2638).
Box 24, Folder 8
Mirror Lake, Yo Semite Valley
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "1863."
Box 24, Folder 8
Cathedral Spires, Yosemite [CEW 22]
1865-1866
General
Written on back: "1863."
Box 24, Folder 8
View from Inspiration Point, Yo Semite Valley
1856-1866
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "1863."
Box 24, Folder 9
Man standing inside opening of the Dead Giant, Calaveras Grove
1878-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Mariposa Cy, ca. 1888; Dead Giant,
B. 3090."
Box 24, Folder 9
Yosemite Falls from Black's Hotel
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Yo Semite Falls from Black's Hotel.,
ca. 1880; Watkin's photos; Neg. #1685; B. 48."
Box 24, Folder 9
Section of the Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite
1865-1866
General
Written on back: "Mariposa Grove, Base of the (illegible) giant; 81-7." Another
copy of this photograph, titled "Section of the "Grizzly Giant," 33 feet diameter,
Mariposa Grove, Cal." and printed by Isaiah Taber using a Carleton Watkins negative,
can be found in Box 26, Folder 2.
Box 24, Folder 9
Galen's Hospice
1865-1866
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "81-7."
Box 24, Folder 9
Cathedral Rock
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Cathedral Rocks."
Box 24, Folder 9
Cathedral Rock and Spires, Yosemite [CEW 806]
1878-1881
General
Written on back: "Cathedral Dome, 81-7."
Box 24, Folder 9
Yosemite Valley
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Yosemite Valley."
Box 24, Folder 9
El Capitan
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "El Capitan from entrance of
valley."
Box 24, Folder 9
View of Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall from Glacier Point
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "(illegible) Glacier Point looking
down on Nevada and Vernal Fall; 81-7."
Box 24, Folder 9
Three Brothers
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Three Brothers - from the side,
Yosemite Valley; 81-7."
Box 24, Folder 9
Cathedral Rock and Spires with tree in foreground
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Cathedral (illegible) and peaks;
81-7."
Box 24, Folder 9
View of Yosemite Falls from Glacier Point
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Yosemite Fall from Glacier Point;
81-7."
Box 24, Folder 9
Half Dome with rocks in foreground
1861-1881
General
Written on back: "South Dome or the half dome; 81-7."
Box 24, Folder 9
Yosemite Fall, view from river
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Yosmite Fall; 81-7."
Box 24, Folder 9
Half Dome
1861-1881
General
Written on back: "Half dome from upper end of Valley?; 81-7."
Box 24, Folder 9
View of Yosemite Valley
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "View down Valley; 81-7."
Box 24, Folder 9
Washington Column, the Royal Arches, and North Dome
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "North Dome, north side of Yosemite;
81-7."
Box 24, Folder 9
Bridalveil Falls from river
1861-1881
General
Written on back: "Bridal Veil Fall."
Box 24, Folder 9
Yosemite Valley from the "Best General View" [CEW 2]
1866
General
Written on back: "From the Best general, Mariposa Trail; 81-7."
Box 24, Folder 9
North Dome from river
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "North Dome."
Box 24, Folder 9
North Dome, Royal Arches, and Washington Column from river
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "North Dome, Yosemite."
Box 24, Folder 9
North Dome from river, framed by trees
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "North Dome 3568 ft., Yosemite,
Watkins; 81-7."
Box 24, Folder 11
Cathedral Rock, Yosemite [CEW 21]
1865-1866
General
Written on back: "Cathedral Rocks, 2600 ft. - Yosemite; C. Watkins."
Box 24, Folder 11
View down Yosemite Valley from Ferry Bend [CEW 37]
1865-1866
General
Written on back: "Cathdral Rocks, 2600 ft. - Yosemite, C. Watkins."
Box 24, Folder 11
Galen's Hospice, with large tree on left
1865-1866
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Big tree; FS-1838; FN-28927;
81-7."
Box 24, Folder 11
River view of Cathedral Rocks and Spires
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Cathedral dome and peaks; FN-28929;
81-7."
Box 24, Folder 11
Group of men and women in front of Yosemite Fall
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Yosemite Falls; FN-28926; FS-1860;
Acc. no. 81-7."
Box 24, Folder 11
River view of Yosemite Falls
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: Yosemite Falls, 2624 ft.; FN-28934;
Watkins photos; B-3068."
Box 24, Folder 11
The Three Brothers, Yosemite
1878-1881
General
Written on back: "The Three Brothers 3900 ft., Yosemite Valley; Watkins photos.;
FN-28936; B-3066; FS-1851."
Box 24, Folder 11
Cathedral Rock and Spires
1861-1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite Valley;
Watkins photos; FN-28935; B-59; FS-1846."
California Counties
1863-1883
Box 25, Folder 1
Point Arena, Mendocino County
1863
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Point Arena (Mendocino); About
1890."
Box 25, Folder 1
Bird's Eye View of Monterey, California, Monterey County
1882-1885
General
Folder contains two copies of same image - one is mounted on paper with the title
written under image. Written on back of both: "Monterey (Monterey)."
Box 25, Folder 1
Devil's Canyon, The Geysers, Sonoma County [CEW 467]
circa 1867
General
Written on back: "Acc 81-7; The Devil's Canon;; Geysers - Sonoma Co., Cal.; C.
Watkins; (illegible)."
Box 26, Folder 3
Geyser Canyon, from Devil's Pulpit, Sonoma County
circa 1867
General
Oversize print. Written on back: "2-48-8." Print made by Isaiah Taber using a
Carleton Watkins negative (negative A 385).
Box 25, Folder 1
Down the coast from Secret Beach, Pt. Lobos, Monterey, Cal., Monterey
County
1883-1885
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Point Lobos (Monterey)."
Box 25, Folder 2
Hotel Del Monte, Monterey
1883-1885
Box 25, Folder 2
Lawn View, Hotel Del Monte, Live Oak, Monterey County
1883-1885
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Del Monte (Monterey)."
Box 25, Folder 2
Oak Grove, Hotel Del Monte, Monterey County
1883-1885
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "ca. 1888; Del Monte (Monterey);
#358; Oak Grove Hotel Del Monte."
Box 25, Folder 2
Chinese paper tree and cacti, Hotel Del Monte, Monterey County
1883-1885
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Monterey Cy; ca. 1888; Del Monte
(Monterey); 356; Chinese paper tree and cacti, Hotel del Monte."
Box 25, Folder 2
Arizona Garden, Hotel Del Monte
1883-1885
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Arizona Garden, Hotel del
Monté."
Box 25, Folder 2
Monterey from the old fort, Monterey County
1882-1885
General
Title supplied by archivist. Folder contains two copies of same image - one is
mounted on paper with the title written under image. Written on back of both:
"Monterey (Monterey) - Presidio."
Box 25, Folder 2
Jewett's Lane, Bakersfield, California, Kern County
circa 1886-1889
Box 25, Folder 2
Cogswell's Sierra Madre Villa, Los Angeles County
1880
General
Photograph is captioned: "Veranda, Sierra Madre Villa, California." Written on
back: "Watkins? photo."
Box 25, Folder 3
South Entrance, San Fernando Tunnel, Southern Pacific Railroad
1867-1889
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Los Angeles Co. (gen.); Watkins?
photo."
Box 25, Folder 3
Central Pacific Railroad Waiting for the Train Transfer Boat "Solano," Port
Costa, Solano County [CEW 681]
circa 1879
General
Written on back: "Solano; neg. no. 22348."
Box 25, Folder 3
Summit Station with West End of Tunnel, Central Pacific Railroad, Placer
County [CEW 1120]
circa 1880
General
Photograph is captioned "Summit Sation and Snow Sheds, Central Pacific R.R."
Written on back: "Placer County - Summit; 40 miles of snow sheds on this railroad;
neg.# 2125; Neg. no. 22082."
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Yolo Base Line Project, Yuba
County
1881
Scope and Content
Includes six cyanotypes and one black-and-white photographic print.
Box 26, Folder 4
Men in a field with measuring instruments, Davidson Expedition
1881
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "George Davidson Expedition, Photo by
C.E. Watkins; FN-29050; VIP01007."
Box 26, Folder 5
Measuring across one of the dry sloughts
1881
General
Oversized cyanotype print. Title supplied by archivist.
Box 26, Folder 5
Movable tent or Yolo Buggy
1881
General
Oversize cyanotype print. Title supplied by archivist.
Box 26, Folder 5
Field comparisons of bars, made every morning - side of Yolo Buggy raised
to show working
1881
Box 26, Folder 5
Yolo Buggy at S.E. Base at close of second measurement
1881
General
Oversize cyanotype print. Title supplied by archivist.
Box 26, Folder 5
Road and wooden fence with tents, Davidson Expedition
1881
General
Oversize cyanotype print. Title supplied by archivist.
Box 26, Folder 5
Group portrait of men in a field, Davidson Expedition
1881
General
Oversize cyanotype print. Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "Geo.
Davison Expedition; Photo by C.E. Watkins."
Missions
circa 1877 - circa 1884
Box 25, Folder 4
Mission Santa Clara de Asis, Santa Clara County [CEW 1235]
circa 1878-1883, from 1855-1858
source
General
Written on back: "Santa Clara (Santa Clara), Founded Jan. 12, 1777; 1-18-77;
8280."
Box 25, Folder 4
Mission San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo, Monterey County [CEW
1232]
1876-1878
General
Folder includes three images of same mission, including two prints made by Isiah
Taber from Carleton Watkins negatives. One of the prints is after the mission's
restoration in 1884. Written on back of small print: "Mission San Carlos Borromeo
(Monterey); Established 1770; FN-29167." Written on back of photograph of
restoration: "Mission San Carlos Borroméo (Monterey)."
Box 25, Folder 4
Mission San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo, Monterey County [CEW
1233]
1876-1878
General
Written on back: "Mission Carmello in 1876 (photo by C.E. Watkins); Mission Carmel
(Monterey Co.); 8280; Neg. 5854."
Box 25, Folder 4
Mission San Antonio de Padua, Monterey County [CEW 1231]
circa 1877
General
Written on back: San Antonio de Padua, Between King City and Jolon, Founded July
14, 1771; Mission San Antonio de Padua (Monterey Co.), ca. 1771; Neg. 5873; 8280;
7-14-71."
Box 25, Folder 4
Mission San Juan Bautista, San Benito County [CEW 1234]
circa 1884
General
Written on back: "San Juan Bautista (San Benito)."
Box 25, Folder 4
Cerro San Luis Obispo and Bishop Peak, San Luis Obispo County [CEW
1227]
circa 1877
General
Written on back: "San Luis Obispo, Founded Sep. 1, 1772; 8280."
Box 25, Folder 4
Mission San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County [CEW 1226]
circa 1877
General
Written on back: "San Luis Obispo De Tolosa (San Luis Obispo), Founded Sep. 1,
1772; 8282; Neg. 5853."
Box 25, Folder 4
Mission San Miguel Arcángel, San Luis Obispo County [CEW 1229]
circa 1877
General
Written on back: "San Miguel (San Luis Obispo), Founded July 25, 1797; 8281, Neg.
5856."
Box 25, Folder 4
Mission Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County [CEW 1223]
circa 1877
General
Written on back: "12-4-86; Carleton Watkins (photographer); 8282; Neg. no.
10894."
Box 25, Folder 4
Mission Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County [CEW 1221]
circa 1877
General
Written on back: "Mission Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara); 12-4-86; 8282."
Box 25, Folder 4
Misson Santa Inés, Santa Barbara County [CEW 1225]
circa 1877
General
Written on back: "9-17-04; Mission Santa Inez Founded Sept. 17, 1804 (Santa
Barbara); 8282."
Box 25, Folder 5
Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura County [CEW 1218]
circa 1877
General
Written on back: "Ventura (Ventura); Mission San Buena Ventura."
Box 25, Folder 5
Mission San Beunaventura, Ventura County [CEW 1219]
circa 1877
General
Folder includes two copies of image. Written on back of copy 1: "3-31-82; San Buena
Ventura, Founded Mar. 31, 1782; 8282." Written on back of copy 2: "Neg. no.
15,691."
Box 25, Folder 5
Mission San Fernando Rey de España, Los Angeles County [CEW
1215]
circa 1877
General
Written on back: "San Fernando Rey de España, Founded Sept. 8th 1797; Los Angeles
Co.; 8282; 9-8-97; Neg. 8405."
Box 25, Folder 5
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, Los Angeles County [CEW 1213]
circa 1877
General
Written on back: "Mission San Gabriel (Los Angeles), ca. 1771; 8281; 9-8-71."
Box 25, Folder 5
Mission San Juan Capistrano, Orange County [CEW 1211]
circa 1877
General
Written on back: "Mission San Juan Capistrano, Founded Nov. 1, 1776; (Orange Co);
8281; Neg. no. 13220."
Box 25, Folder 5
Mission San Juan Capistrano, Orange County [CEW 1210]
circa 1877
General
Written on back: "San Juan Capistrano, Founded Nov. 1, 1776; (Orange Co); 11-1-76;
8280; Neg. 8244."
Box 25, Folder 5
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, San Diego County [CEW 1205]
circa 1877
General
Written on back: "San Luis Rey - Founded June 13, 1798; 6-13-98; 8281; Neg.
8417."
Box 25, Folder 5
Mission San Diego de Alcalá, San Diego County [CEW 1201]
circa 1877
General
Written on back: "7-16-69; Neg. 8416."
Box 25, Folder 5
Mission San Diego de Alcalá, San Diego County
circa 1877
General
Written on back: "7-16-69; 40318."
Box 25, Folder 5
Olive and Palm Orchard, Mission San Diego de Alcalá, San Diego County [CEW
1204]
circa 1877
General
Written on back: "8281; Neg. #8603."
Box 25, Folder 5
Mission San Xavier del Bac, near Tuscon, Arizona Territory [CEW
1326]
1880
General
Written on back: "San Xavier, Tuscon, Arizona; W. 608."
Box 25, Folder 5
Mission San Xavier del Bac, near Tuscon, Arizona Territory [CEW
1329]
1880
General
Written on back: "San Xavier del Bac, Tuscon, Ariz.; W. 599."
Unidentified locations
1858-1891
Box 26, Folder 6
Unidentified location
1856-1891
General
Oversize print. Written on back: "L.1655; 31."
Photographs of Carleton E. Watkins
1883-1906
Box 25, Folder 6
Primitive Mining: The Rocker, Calaveras County
circa 1883
General
Written on back: "Self Portrait of C.E. Watkins (?); "Primitive Mining: The Rocker,
Calaveras Co. Cal." Albumen print; New boudoir series #3542, ca. 1883; original in
California State Library; Neg. 5488."
Box 25, Folder 6
Carleton Watkins on streets of San Francisco after earthquake
1906
General
Title supplied by archivist. Written on back: "S.F. - Earthquake and fire, 1906;
Fire #3; Showing Carleton E. Watkins; Burning Mechanics Pavilion; 758-2; original -
Bancroft Library, UCB."
Box 31
Yo-Semite Valley Photographic Views
1863
Scope and Content
Title page: Yo-Semite Valley: Photographic Views of the Falls and Valley in Mariposa
County, California - Copy after Fulgenzio Seregni ink drawing; Plate A: Map of
Yosemite Valley by Clarence King and James T. Gardener [CEW 116]; Plate 1: The First
View of the Yosemite Valley From the Mariposa Trail [CEW 1]; Plate 2: The Yosemite
Valley from the Best General View on the Mariposa Trail [CEW 2]; Plate 3: The Yosemite
Valley from Inspiration Pt. on the Mariposa Trail [CEW 6]; Plate 4: View up the
Yosemite Valley from the foot of the Mariposa Trail [CEW 9]; Plate 5: El Capitan from
the Foot of Mariposa Trail [CEW 10]; Plate 6: Phono, The Bridal Veil. 900 ft. [CEW
13]; Plate 7: The Bridal Veil and Cathedral Rocks From the Coulterville Trail [CEW
14]; Plate 8: The Cathedral Rocks, 2600 ft. [CEW 805]; Plate 9: The Cathedral Rocks
and Spires from the Merced.; Plate 10: View up the Valley From near the foot of El
Capitan; Plate 11: View on the Merced [CEW 42]; Plate 12: View down the Valley From
near the Ferry; Plate 13: View from the Ferry Bend down the Valley; Plate 14:
Pompompasos, The Three Brothers, 4480 ft. [CEW 29]; Plate 15: Camp Grove, The North
Dome in the distance; Plate 16: View from Camp Grove down the Valley; Plate 17: The
Domes from near Camp Grove [CEW 58]; Plate 18: Tasayac, the Half Dome, 5000 ft. [CEW
62]; Plate 19: Tacoye, the North Dome, 3730 ft. [CEW 63]; Plate 20: The Domes, from
the Upper House [CEW 59]; Plate 21: The Royal Arches; Plate 22: North Dome, Royal
Arches, and Washington Column [CEW 80]; Plate 23: The Lake Bank [CEW 73]; Plate 24:
Nevada Fall and Pool, from the top of the Vernal; Plate 25: The Domes, from the
Sentinel Domes [CEW 95]; Plate 26: The Merced Group, from the Sentinel Dome [CEW 97];
Plate 27: The Lyell Group, from the Sentinel Dome [CEW 96]; Plate 28: The Half Dome
from Glacier Point [CEW 101]; Plate 29: The Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall from Glacier
Point [CEW 100]; Plate 30: Section of the Grizzly Giant (33 ft. diam.), Mariposa
Grove; Plate 31: Phono. The Bridal Veil, 900 ft., Yosemite [CEW 16]; Plate 32: Outline
of Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite; Plate 33: The Lower Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite [CEW 23];
Plate 34: The Cathedral Spires, Yosemite [CEW 22]; Plate 35: Tutocanula Pass,
Yosemite; Plate 36: Tutocanula, El Capitan, 3600 ft., Yosemite; Plate 37: Mirror View.
El Capitan, Yosemite [CEW 38]; Plate 38: The Sentinel, 3270 ft.; Plate 39: Mirror
View. Three Brothers, Yosemite [CEW 30]; Plate 40: Yosemite Falls, 2630 ft. [CEW 51];
Plate 41: Mirror View, Yosemite Falls, 2630 ft.; Plate 42: The Lower Yosemite Fall
[CEW 56]; Plate 43: Mt. Starr King; Plate 44: Glacier Point, Yosemite; Plate 45:
Washington Column, 2082 ft., Yosemite [CEW 841]; Plate 46: Tacoye, the North Dome,
3730 ft. [CEW 85]; Plate 47: The Piwyac. The Vernal Fall, 300 ft., Yosemite [CEW 88];
Plate 48: Yowiye. The Nevada Fall, 700 ft., Yosemite [CEW 92]; Plate 49: Mt.
Broderick, Nevada Fall, Yosemite [CEW 858]; Plate 50: Yosemite Falls from the Sentinel
Dome [CEW 93]; Plate 51: The Grizzly Giant, 33 ft. diam., Mariposa Grove [CEW
112].
Scope and Content
Includes 53 pages of plates, including 2 illustrations and 51 mounted black and white
albumen prints. Plates are hand numbered in upper right corner. Cover dimensions: 44
cm x 51 cm. Cover is stamped and embossed: "Watkins Yosemite Gallery; Bound by
Bartling and Kimball, 505 Clay Street, San Francisco." Spine is also stamped and
embossed with title.
Box 30
Pacific Coast Views
1867-1885
Physical Description: Includes 43 pages of plates with
photographs on both sides. Plates are hand numbered in upper right corner. Plates 19,
20, and 37-50 are missing. Cover dimensions: 28 cm x 37 cm. Album is disbound and is
in extremely fragile condition. Edges of pages are brittle and and should be handled
with care.
Scope and Content
Plate 1: Columbia River and Castle Rock.; Plate 2: Castle Rock.; Plate 3: Multnomah
Falls, Oregon.; Plate 4: Latourell Fall, Oregon.; Plate 5: Oneonta Gorge, Oregon.;
Plate 6: Upper Cascades, Columbia River.; Plate 7: Alcatraz Island--Bay of San
Francisco.; Plate 8: Flood's House--San Francisco.; Plate 9: Cape Horn, Columbia
River.; Plate 10: Indian Block House, Upper Cascades, Columbia River.; Plate 11:
Austin Creek near Cazadero.; Plate 12: Austin Creek near Cazadero.; Plate 13: Mt. Hood
from Portland, Oregon.; Plate 14: Mount Shasta.; Plate 15: Telegraph Hill--San
Francisco.; Plate 16: San Francisco and the Golden Gate.; Plate 17: Cazadero,
California.; Plate 18: In the Redwoods, near Cazadero.; Plate 19: [missing]; Plate 20:
[missing]; Plate 21: Artillery Practice, Presidio, San Francisco.; Plate 22: Seal
Point, Farrallon Islands.; Plate 23: Sutro Heights--San Francisco.; Plate 24: Seal
Rocks and Cliff House, San Francisco.; Plate 25: Music Stand, Golden Gate Park.; Plate
26: Golden Gate Park.; Plate 27: Momument to Francis Scott Key. Golden Gate.; Plate
28: Golden Gate Park.; Plate 29: Interior of Chinese Restaurant, San Francisco.; Plate
30: Chinese Actor.; Plate 31: Chinese Restaurant.; Plate 32: Sausalito, California.;
Plate 33: State Capitol--Sacramento.; Plate 34: Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, Cala.; Plate
35: Lake Tahoe from Artist's Point.; Plate 36: Mount Tallac, from Fallen Leaf Lake.
Cala.; Plate 37: [missing]; Plate 38: [missing]; Plate 39: [missing]; Plate 40:
[missing]; Plate 41: [missing]; Plate 42: [missing]; Plate 43: [missing]; Plate 44:
[missing]; Plate 45: [missing]; Plate 46: [missing]; Plate 47: [missing]; Plate 48:
[missing]; Plate 49: [missing]; Plate 50: [missing]; Plate 51: Hotel del Monte,
Monterey, California.; Plate 52: Fernery, Hotel del Monte, Monterey, California.;
Plate 53: Arizona Garden, Hotel del Monte.; Plate 54: Chinese Family, Monterey,
California.; Plate 55: Drying Squid, Monterey, Cala.; Plate 56: Landing a Whale,
Monterey.; Plate 57: In the Cypress Grove, Monterey.; Plate 58: Monterey Bay from
Pacific Grove.; Plate 59: Sea Aquarium near Santa Cruz, Cala.; Plate 60: On the Cliff
Road, Santa Cruz.; Plate 61: Hydraulic Mining, Nevada Co. Cala.; Plate 62: Fort Tejon,
California.; Plate 63: At the Tejon Ranch, California.; Plate 64: Mexican Cottage and
Group, Tejon Ranch, Cala.; Plate 65: Oak Grove at the Fort Tejon, Cala.; Plate 66: Oak
Tree at Fort Tejon.; Plate 67: Jewett's Lane, Bakersfield, California.; Plate 68:
Cat-Tail and Tules.; Plate 69: Artesian Well, Kern Co. Cala.; Plate 70: Cottage at
Bakersfield, Kern Co. Cala.; Plate 71: Irrigated corn field, Kern Co., Cala.; Plate
72: Irrigating Alfalfa Fields. Kern Co. Cala.; Plate 73: Mission, San José, Cala.;
Plate 74: Mission San Antonio de Padua. Established July 14 - 1771.; Plate 75: Mission
San Luis Rey, Cala. Established June 13 - 1798.; Plate 76: Mission San Fernando, Cala.
Established Sept. 8 - 1797.; Plate 77: Mission Santa Inez. Cala. Established Sept. 17
- 1804.; Plate 78: Mission San Juan Capistrano. Established Nov. 1 - 1776.; Plate 79:
Mission San Gabriel, Cala. Established Sept. 8 - 1771.; Plate 80: Mission Carmello
(San Carlos). near Monterey Cala.; Plate 81: Mission Santa Barbara, Cala. Esablished
Dec. 4 - 1786.; Plate 82: Banana Grove, Santa Barbara, Cala.; Plate 83: San Luis
Obispo, Cala.; Plate 84: Santa Barbara beauties.; Plate 85: Spanish bayonet--Yucca.
Tehachapi Pass, Cala.; Plate 86: The "Loop," Tehachapi Pass, Cala.; Plate 87: In the
Mission Garden, San Gabriel Cala.; Plate 88: Cactus, Southern California.; Plate 89:
Cactus. (Echinocactus vivideceus) Southern Cala.; Plate 90: Cactus hedges, San
Gabriel, Cala.; Plate 91: Cactus (Cereus gigantius) San Bernadino, Cala.; Plate 92:
Cactus (Cereus gigantius) Arizona.; Plate 93: Yucca draconis, Mojave desert, Cala.;
Plate 94: Cactus (Opuntia fulgida) Arizona.; Plate 95: Wood train, Arizona.; Plate 96:
Ancient cliff-dwelling, New Mexico.; Plate 97: Tuscon, Arizona.; Plate 98: San Xavier
Mission.; Plate 99: Facade, San Xavier Mission.; Plate 100: Mojave desert, Cala.;
Plate 100: Mojave desert, Cala.; Plate 101: The Tabernacle, Salt Lake City.; Plate
102: Wahsatch Mts., from Salt Lake City.
Box 32
Views of Thurlow Lodge
1874
Physical Description: Includes 59 pages of mounted
black and white albumen prints. Cover dimensions: 47 cm x 58 cm. Cover is stamped and
embossed: "Views of Thurlow Lodge. Menlo Park, California. Photographs by Watkins."
Title page reads: "Views of Thurlow Lodge. Mollie Latham. Photographed by Watkins, 26
Montgomery St., San Francisco." Spine of album is damaged and has been held together
with tape. Please use care when turning the pages.
Scope and Content
Plate 1: Thurlow Lodge.; Plate 2: Thurlow Lodge.; Plate 3: Charter Oak, Barron
Avenue.; Plate 4: Gateway to the Lawn.; Plate 5: Interior View of the Gateway to the
Lawn.; Plate 6: North Side of the House and Carriage Way.; Plate 7: South West Corner
of the House.; Plate 8: Rockery.; Plate 9: Fountain and West View of the House.; Plate
10: Carriage Porch.; Plate 11: Norfolk and Chile Pine.; Plate 12: South Side of the
House and Grounds.; Plate 13: Drive to the Carriage Porch.; Plate 14: Lawn and the
rear of the House.; Plate 15: Fountain in the rear of the House. Milly's Summer
House.; Plate 16: Front Lawn and Palms.; Plate 17: Century Plant and Fountain. Rear of
the House.; Plate 18: Sectional View of the House looking South. Aviary and William at
Work.; Plate 19: Lawn and House, from Barron Cluster.; Plate 20: Barron Cluster, from
the West Steps.; Plate 21: View of Mollie's Private Garden.; Plate 22: Entrance to the
Grapery.; Plate 23: Mollie's Private Garden.; Plate 24: View of the Hot House.; Plate
25: Trout Pond [1].; Plate 26: Trout Pond [2].; Plate 27: Tent and Family Group.;
Plate 28: Lawn View from West Step.; Plate 29: Lawn View [1].; Plate 30: Lawn View
[2].; Plate 31: Acacia Arbor.; Plate 32: Neptune.; Plate 33: Rockery.; Plate 34:
Bacchus and Centaur.; Plate 35: Lawn.; Plate 36: Stables.; Plate 37: Coach House.;
Plate 38: Stalls in the Stable.; Plate 39: Castor and Pollux.; Plate 40: Deer Park.;
Plate 41: View from the Tower.; Plate 42: Scala Grandiosa.; Plate 43: Hallway. Second
floor [1].; Plate 44: Hallway. Second floor [2].; Plate 45: Hallway. Second floor
[3].; Plate 46: Music Room [1].; Plate 47: Music Room [2].; Plate 48: Music Room [3].;
Plate 49: Hannibal and the Eagle. Hall.; Plate 50: Hall Consol.; Plate 51: Billiards
Room.; Plate 52: Dining Room [1].; Plate 53: Dining Room [2].; Plate 54: Dining Room
[3].; Plate 55: Chloe and Daphnis.; Plate 56: Amor and Psyche.; Plate 57: Precious
Time.; Plate 58: Aracaria Imprecata. (Chile Pine).; Plate 59: Entrance to the Hot
House.
General
Misspellings in original titles have been corrected by archivist.
Box 33
"Portfolio of Views..." by Virgil Williams
undated
Scope and Content
Landscape painter Virgil Macey Williams (1830-1886) is rumored to have travelled to
Yosemite with Watkins and painter Thomas Hill in 1865. These albumen photographs of
Williams drawings have been attributed to Watkins.
General
Includes 12 loose pages of plates with Watkins photographs of Williams drawings.
Cover dimensions: 57 cm x 40 cm. Inside front cover has handwritten inscription: "To
Mr. Josiah Hasbrooke with regards of the artist. Virgil Williams." Album (particularly
the spine and binding) are in fragile condition and should be handled with care.
Boudoir cards
General
Each boudoir card measures 13.5 cm x 21.5 cm.
New Boudoir Series, Yosemite and Pacific Coast
circa 1880 - 1889
Box 36, Folder 1
B 111: Sutter St. Cable Road, S.F.
Box 36, Folder 1
B 122: Palace Hotel, San Francisco
Box 36, Folder 1
B 152: Hotel del Monte, Monterey, from the Rose Garden
Box 36, Folder 1
B 153: Hotel del Monte, Monterey, from the Fernery
Box 36, Folder 1
B 154: Hotel del Monte, Monterey, Lawn View, Botanical Garden
Box 36, Folder 1
B 155: Hotel del Monte, Monterey, Club House
Box 36, Folder 1
B 156: Hotel del Monte, Monterey, Pinole Avenue
Box 36, Folder 2
B 157: Hotel del Monte, Monterey; Arizona Garden, with Aviary, R. Ulrich,
Landscape Gardener
Box 36, Folder 2
B 159: Hotel del Monte, Monterey, Arizona Garden. R. Ulrich, Landscape
Gardener.
Box 36, Folder 2
B 162: Pacific Grove, Monterey
Box 36, Folder 2
B 163: Carmel Mountains from Secret Beach, Pt. Lobos, Monterey
Box 36, Folder 2
B 164: Down the Coast from Secret Beach, Pt. Lobos, Monterey
Box 36, Folder 2
B 166: Carmel Beach from the Cypress Drive, Monterey
Box 36, Folder 3
B 167: South End of Cypress Point, from Cypress Drive. Monterey
Box 36, Folder 3
B 168: Glimpse of Pebble Beach, Cypress Drive. Monterey
Box 36, Folder 3
B 169: A Shell Merchant at Pescadero, Cypress Drive. Monterey
Box 36, Folder 3
B 170: "As the Twig is bent the Tree is inclined." Cypress Drive.
Monterey
Box 36, Folder 3
B 171: South End of Cypress Point: View up the Coast, Cypress Drive.
Monterey
Box 36, Folder 3
B 172: Midway Point, Cypress Drive. Monterey
Box 36, Folder 3
B 173: Cypress Point from the Hill, Cypress Drive. Monterey
Box 36, Folder 4
B 301: Hotel Del Monte, Monterey [1]
General
Folder contains two copies of this boudoir card.
Box 36, Folder 4
B 302: Hotel Del Monte, Monterey [2]
Box 36, Folder 4
B 303: Hotel Del Monte, Monterey [3]
Box 36, Folder 4
B 304: Hotel Del Monte, West End with Extension. Monterey
Box 36, Folder 4
B 305: Hotel Del Monte, Monterey: Club House [1]
Box 36, Folder 4
B 306: Hotel Del Monte, Monterey: Club House [2]
Box 36, Folder 4
B 307: Hotel Del Monte, Monterey: Lawn View [1]
Box 36, Folder 4
B 307: Hotel Del Monte, Monterey: Lawn View [2]
Box 36, Folder 5
B 308: Hotel Del Monte, Monterey: Lawn View from the Maze [1]
Box 36, Folder 5
B 310: Hotel Del Monte, Monterey: Lawn View from the Maze [2]
Box 36, Folder 5
B 311: Hotel Del Monte, Monterey: Lawn View from Fox Glove Bank
Box 36, Folder 5
B 312: Hotel Del Monte, Monterey: Lawn View [1]
Box 36, Folder 5
B 313: Hotel Del Monte, Monterey: Lawn View, Tennis Court
Box 36, Folder 5
B 314: Hotel Del Monte, Monterey: Lawn View [2]
Box 36, Folder 5
B 315: Hotel Del Monte, Monterey: Lawn View [3]
Box 36, Folder 5
B 316: Hotel Del Monte, Monterey: Lawn View [4]
Box 36, Folder 5
B 318: The Lake from the R.R. Depot. Monterey
Box 36, Folder 5
B 319: Hotel Del Monte Bath House: Monterey in Distance
Box 36, Folder 5
B 320: Catholic Church. Monterey
Box 36, Folder 6
B 321: Catholic Church. Monterey
Box 36, Folder 6
B 322: Glimpse of the Bay of Monterey
Box 36, Folder 6
B 323: The Hotel Del Monte Towers and Bath House, from the Old Fort.
Monterey
Box 36, Folder 6
B 324: Monterey from the Old Fort
Box 36, Folder 6
B 325: Drying Squid at the Chinese Fishery. Monterey
Box 36, Folder 6
B 326: The Squid Fleet on Shore, Chinese Fishery. Monterey
Box 36, Folder 6
B 327: Young Squid Catchers, Chinese Fishery. Monterey
Box 36, Folder 6
B 360: Cliff House and Seal Rocks from the Beach, S.F.
Box 36, Folder 6
B 396: View from Telegraph Hill - Queen of the Pacific off for San Diego,
S.F.
Box 36, Folder 6
B 439: Fort Winfield Scott, looking in from the Golden Gate, S.F.
Box 37, Folder 1
B 3646: View from the Residence of Gov. Stanford. S.F. [1]
Box 37, Folder 1
B 3648: View from the Residence of Gov. Stanford. S.F. [2]
Box 37, Folder 1
B 3656: South San Francisco, from Protestant Orphan Asylum, S.F.
Box 37, Folder 1
B 3710: View from the Residence of Chas. Crocker, Esq.
Box 37, Folder 1
B 3804: At the Hotel Del Monte, Monterey
General
Original card is unnumbered. "B 3804" is written on back of card.
Box 37, Folder 1
B 3808: Hotel Del Monte, Monterey, California
General
Photograph appears to be an unmounted boudoir card image. Written on back: "Hotel
Del Monte (Monterey Cal.); B-3808).
Box 37, Folder 1
B 3832: Lawn View, Hotel Del Monte. Monterey [1]
Box 37, Folder 1
B 3834: Lawn View, Hotel Del Monte. Monterey [2]
Box 37, Folder 1
B 3847: View from Pacific Grove. Monterey
Box 37, Folder 2
B 3851: A Glimpse of Pacific Grove, Monterey, Cal.
Box 37, Folder 2
B 3864: Arch Rock, near Pt. Pinos Lighthouse, Monterey
General
Original card is unnumbered. "3864" is written on back of card.
Box 37, Folder 2
B 3871: In the Cypress Groves, Monterey, Cal.
Box 37, Folder 2
B 3874: Cypress Point, from Cypress Drive, Monterey, Cal.
Box 37, Folder 2
B 3876: Midway Point, Cypress Drive. Monterey
General
Folder includes two copies of this card, one of which is unnumbered.
Box 37, Folder 2
B 3883: Bridge on Cypress Drive, Monterey, Cal.
General
Photograph appears to be an unmounted boudoir card image. Written on back:
"Monterey Co. (general); Bridge on Cypress Drive, Monterey Cal.; No. B-3883."
Box 37, Folder 2
B 3887: Carmel Mission, Established 1770. Monterey
Box 37, Folder 2
B 3892: Mission El Carmelo, Established 1770, Monterey
General
Original card is unnumbered. "3891" is written next to title on front of card, as
well as on back of card in lower right corner.
Box 37, Folder 2
B 3897: Whale Fishing, Bay of Monterey, Cal.
Box 37, Folder 3
B 4026: The Golden Gate from Telegraph Hill, S.F.
Box 37, Folder 3
B 4302: Yucca Draconis, Mojave Desert, S.P.R.R.
Box 37, Folder 3
B 4498: Sea Sculpture; Point Firmin, Wilmington
Box 37, Folder 3
B 4530: Paso Robles Springs
Box 37, Folder 3
B 4635: Mission San Fernando
Box 37, Folder 3
B 4660: Mission San Antonio de Padua, Established July 14th,
1771
Box 37, Folder 3
B 5002: Section of redwood tree; Big Tree Grove, Felton, Santa Cruz Co.,
California
Box 37, Folder 3
B 5005: Redwood Family, Big Tree Grove, Felton, Santa Cruz Co., Cal.
Box 37, Folder 3
B 5007: Harrison Camp, Big Trees, Felton, Santa Cruz Co., Cal.
Box 37, Folder 3
B 5014: Glimpse of Santa Cruz from the San Lorenzo Valley
Box 37, Folder 3
B 5015: Vineyard and residence of Mr. Mel, Vine Hill, Santa Cruz Co., Cal.
Box 37, Folder 4
B 5025: Vine Hill from Magnetic Springs. Santa Cruz Co., Cal.
Box 37, Folder 4
B 5027: View from the cañon from Magnetic Springs, Santa Cruz Co., Cal.
Box 37, Folder 4
B 5028: On the Cliff Road. Santa Cruz, Cal. [1]
Box 37, Folder 4
B 5038: On the Cliff Road. Santa Cruz, Cal. [2]
Box 37, Folder 4
B 5040: On the Cliff Road. Santa Cruz, Cal. [3]
Box 37, Folder 4
B 5045: Natural Bridge, Santa Cruz, Cal.
Box 37, Folder 4
B 5058: Monument Point, near Natural Bridge. Santa Cruz, Cal.
Box 37, Folder 4
B 5059: Camp Capitols, Santa Cruz, Cal.
Box 37, Folder 4
B 5064: Sea Bathing, Camp Capitols. Santa Cruz, Cal.
Box 37, Folder 4
B 5067: S.C.R.R. Bridge over the Soquel at Camp Capitola, Santa Cruz,
California
Box 37, Folder 5
W 316: Hotel Del Monte, Monterey, California
General
Format is 20 cm x 25.5 cm and is titled "Watkins' New Series Pacific Coast
Views."
Box 37, Folder 5
W 377: New City Hall, San Francisco
General
Format is 20 cm x 25.5 cm and is titled "Watkins' New Series Pacific Coast
Views."
Box 37, Folder 5
W 433: The Presidio - Artillery Practice, San Francisco
General
Format is 20 cm x 25.5 cm and is titled "Watkins' New Series Pacific Coast
Views."
Box 37, Folder 5
W 434: The Presidio, San Francisco
General
Format is 20 cm x 25.5 cm and is titled "Watkins' New Series Pacific Coast
Views."
Box 37, Folder 5
Unnumbered: Knights Templar Trophy
General
Written on front of card: "For Competitive Drill, Triennial Conclave, San
Francisco, Cal., 1883. Designed and Manu'd by Geo. Shreve and Co., 110 Montgomery
St. (Copyright 1883.)
Box 37, Folder 6
Unnumbered: Hotel Del Monte, Monterey [1]
Box 37, Folder 6
Unnumbered: At the Hotel Del Monte, Monterey [2]
Box 37, Folder 6
Unnumbered: At the Hotel Del Monte, Monterey [3]
Box 37, Folder 6
Unnumbered: At the Hotel Del Monte, Monterey [4]
Box 37, Folder 6
Unnumbered: Untitled image of Monterey County, California [1]
General
Written on back: "Monterey Co. (Gen'l.); A glimpse of Pacific Grove from Sentinel
Rock."
Box 37, Folder 6
Unnumbered: Untitled image of Monterey County, California [2]
General
Written on back: "Monterey Co. (gen'l.); Cypress Point."
Cabinet cards
Physical Description: Each cabinet card measures 11 cm x
16.5 cm.
Portraits
circa 1871-1876
Scope and Content
Photographic portraits of prominent Californians and vistors to San Francisco.
Box 34, Folder 1
Agassiz, Louis
1872-08-31
General
Folder contains three different cabinet cards. Idenfication and date information is
written on back of cards.
Box 34, Folder 2
Bierstadt, Albert
undated
Box 34, Folder 3
Bloomer, H.R. (Hiram Reynolds)
undated
Box 34, Folder 4
Bradford, William
undated
General
Written on back: "(artist)."
Box 34, Folder 5
Brookes, Samuel Mardsen
undated
Box 34, Folder 6
Brumagin, William
undated
General
Written on back: 'Mr. Wm Brumagin? Wells F. Bank."
Box 34, Folder 7
Bryant, William Cullen
undated
Box 34, Folder 9
Crocker, Margaret
undated
Box 34, Folder 10
Davidson, George
1874
General
Folder contains two different cabinet cards. Date information is written on the
back of one.
Box 34, Folder 11
Dearborn, True H.
1870
General
Written on back: "R.R. man. 1870 - California."
Box 34, Folder 12
Delfs, Charlotte Blanc
undated
Box 34, Folder 14
Floyd, Harry A.L. (Miss)
1874-07-08
General
Written on back: "Floyd, Harry A L; A.L. Floyd (Miss), 18 months old, S.F., July 8,
1874."
Box 34, Folder 15
Hallidie, Andrew Smith
1875
General
Idenfication and date information written on back.
Box 34, Folder 16
Harrington, Joseph A.
undated
Box 34, Folder 20
Latham, Milton Slocum
undated
Box 34, Folder 21
Louderback, George Davis
circa 1875
Box 34, Folder 23
O'Brien, William S.
undated
General
Folder contains two different cabinet cards.
Box 34, Folder 24
Ralston, William C.
undated
Box 35, Folder 3
Stebbens, Horatio
undated
General
Written on back: "Pastor of First Unitarian Church of S.F."
Box 35, Folder 4
Redding, Benjamin Barnard
undated
Box 35, Folder 5
Rodgers, Randolph
circa 1872
General
Folder contains two identical cabinet cards.
Box 35, Folder 7
Watson, Minnie and Carrie Wyatt
undated
Box 35, Folder 8
Unidentified portraits
circa 1871-1876
General
Folder contains seven cabinet cards of unidentified subjects. Two appear to be
Civil War soldiers, two are of women posing solo, and one is a group portrait. One
is of a bearded man and is stamped on the back: "Lanpher; Wells Fargo Bank and Union
Trust Co. Historical Museum."
Box 35, Folder 9
San Francisco
1856-1885
General
Folder contains six different cabinet cards, including two duplicate images of "View
from the residence of Gov. Stanford, S.F" on different cardstock. Other images
include: "Goat Island and the Terminus of the Overland R.R., S.F.," "Cliff House and
Seal Rocks, S.F.," "Cliff House and Environs, San Francisco," "Nevada Block, Corner of
Montgomery and Pine Streets, San Francisco, July 4th, 1876," and one untitled cabinet
card.
Box 35, Folder 10
Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove
1861-1881
General
Folder contains three different cabinet card images of Yosemite. Only "The Half Dome,
(5000 ft.) Yosemite" has a printed title.
Box 35, Folder 11
Photographs of artwork
1870-1880
General
Folder contains six different cabinet card photographs of artwork, including Domenico
Tojetti's "Ophelia" (1880), Walter Ingalls's "Pope Pius IX" (undated), and Toby
Rosenthal's "Morning Prayers in the Family of Sebastian Bach," (1870), "Elaine"
(1874), "The Exile's Return," (1874), and "A Seminary Alarmed" (1878).
Box 35, Folder 12
Photographs of architectural drawings
circa 1873-1878
General
Folder contains four separate images of architectural drawings photographed by
Watkins: two copies of David Farquharson's London and San Francisco Bank (1873), four
copies of "Palace Hotel, San Francisco. Warren Leland, Lessee" (1875), and three
copies of "San Francisco Stock Exchange, David Farquharson, Architect"
(1876-1878).
Box 35, Folder 13
Lake Tahoe and Sierra Madre Villa
circa 1876-1880
General
Folder three cabinet cards, including "Cave Rock. East Shore of Lake Tahoe," "No.
4822: Cogswell's Sierra Madre Villa, W.P. Rhoades, Lessee, Los Angeles Co., Cal.," and
"No. 4826: Cogswell's Sierra Madre Villa, Los Angeles Co., Cal."
Box 35, Folder 14
Missions
circa 1877 - 1884
General
Folder includes four cabinet cards, including "Date Palms and Olives. View from the
San Diego Mission" and "Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, Established June 13th, 1798."
Also includes untitled photographs of Mission Santa Barbara [CEW 1220] and Mission San
Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo [CEW 1232] from Watkins New Cabinet Series.
Stereographs
Scope and Content
Some early stereographs feature handwritten numbers and titles. Watkins began issuing
stereocards with printed labels on yellow cardstock around 1863. These were followed by
images printed on orange cardstock. In 1867, Watkins won an award for landscape
photography at the Paris International Exposition and printed this information on the
back of his stereoviews.
Pacific Coast Series
1859-1874
Box 27
No. 2: Yosemite Falls, 2630 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co., Cal.
Box 27
No. 3: The Yosemite Falls, from Camp Grove, 2630 feet, Yosemite Valley,
Mariposa Co.
Box 27
No. 19: From the South Fork
General
Title, photographer's number, and series information is handwritten on card.
Box 27
No. 27: View up the Valley, from the foot of the Mariposa Trail, Yosemite
Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 33: Tacoye, or the North Dome, 3730 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa
County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 56: The Top of the Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 63: In Camp, (Dick and Charley)
General
Title supplied by archivist. Original stereocard is untitled and unnumbered.
Box 27
No. 71: Lady Franklin and Party on Moss Rock, below the Vernal Fall,
Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co.
Box 27
No. 72: Under the Yosemite Fall, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 84: The Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 97: In the Mariposa Grove
Box 27
No. 123: Bed of the old Furnaces, New Almaden
Box 27
No. 125: The New Road from the Mine Peak, New Almaden
Box 27
No. 131: Weighing Quicksilver, New Almaden
Box 27
No. 134: The Metal Pickers, New Almaden
Box 27
No. 151: The Works and the Mine, New Almaden
Box 27
No. 153: Smelting Works, New Almaden
Box 27
No. 169: Panorama of the San Jose and Santa Clara Valley (No.
1)
Box 27
No. 200: Residence of Mr. Tompkins, Santa Clara
Box 27
No. 293: Crossing of Wagon Road, Lower Canyon of Truckee
Box 27
No. 295: Scene on Bank of Truckee River, Lower Canyon of
Truckee
Box 27
No. 327: Chinese Camp, at End of Track
Box 27
No. 344: View from Pine and Dupont Streets, July 4th, 1862, S.F.
Box 27
No. 351: View from Austin's Building, San Francisco
Box 27
No. 396: At Mrs. Fremont's, Black Point, San Francisco
Box 27
No. 509: [Union College, San Francisco. 2nd and Folsom St.]
General
Title supplied by archivist.
Box 27
No. 521: View from Rincon Hill, San Francisco
Box 27
No. 666: Pavilion, Mechanics' Institute, 1864, San Francisco
Box 27
No. 669: Golden Gate, San Francisco
General
There are two copies of No. 669. One appears to have been printed for the Paris
International Exposition, 1968, and has "429 Montgomery Street, San Francisco"
printed on back. The other has "425 Montgomery Street, San Francisco" printed on
back.
Box 27
No. 685: Building the Comanche, San Francisco
Box 27
No. 701: View from the Residence of Bishop Kip, Rincon Hill, S.F.
Box 27
No. 709: Folsom Street, from Rincon Hill, San Francisco
Box 27
No. 743: Residence of T.H. Selby, San Mateo
Box 27
No. 752: Montgomery St., from Austin's Building, July 4, '65, S.F.
Box 27
No. 763: Panorama from Russian Hill, San Francisco (No. 2)
Box 27
No. 764: Panorama from Russian Hill, San Francisco (No. 3)
Box 27
No. 765: Panorama from Russian Hill, San Francisco (No. 4)
Box 27
No. 768: Panorama from Russian Hill, San Francisco (No. 7)
Box 27
No. 769: Panorama from Russian Hill, San Francisco (No. 8)
General
There are four copies of No. 769. One is mounted on orange cardstock and has "22
and 26 Montgomery Street, San Francisco" listed as the address. The others are
printed on yellow cardstock - one with "425 Montgomery Street, San Francisco"
printed on back, and one with "429 Montgomery Street San Francisco" printed on
back.
Box 27
No. 770: Panorama from Russian Hill, San Francisco (No. 9)
Box 27
No. 773: At the Cliff House, San Francisco
General
There are two identical copies of No. 773.
Box 27
No. 774: At the Cliff House, San Francisco
Box 27
No. 775: At the Cliff House, San Francisco
Box 27
No. 776: At the Cliff House, San Francisco
Box 27
No. 777: At the Cliff House, San Francisco
Box 27
No. 778: At the Cliff House, Seal Rocks, San Francisco
Box 27
No. 780: At the Cliff House, San Francisco
Box 27
No. 781: At the Cliff House, San Francisco
Box 27
No. 939: Merchants' Exchange, San Francisco
Box 27
No. 942: Pacific Insurance, San Francisco
Box 27
No. 943: California St. from Leidesdorff to Sansome, S.F.
Box 27
No. 944: Corner Montgomery and Sacramento Sts., San Francisco
Box 27
No. 951: The Wreck of the Viscata, San Francisco
General
Title supplied by archivist. Original stereocard is untitled and unnumbered.
Box 27
No. 953: The Wreck of the Viscata, San Francisco
Box 27
No. 958: The Wreck of the Viscata, San Francisco
Box 27
No. 959: Point Bonita, from the Viscata, San Francisco
Box 27
No. 962: In the Offing, San Francisco
Box 27
No. 1005: Pehono, or the Bridal Veil, from the Coulterville Trail, Yosemite
Valley, Mariposa Trail, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
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No. 1006: Cathedral Spires, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
General
There are two copies of No. 1006. One is mounted on orange cardstock and has "22
and 26 Montgomery Street, San Francisco" listed as the address. The appears to have
been printed for the Paris International Exposition, 1968, and has "429 Montgomery
Street, San Francisco" printed on back.
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No. 1008: Cathedral Rocks, 2600 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County,
Cal.
Box 27
No. 1014: Pompompasos, or the Three Brothers, 4480 feet, Yosemite Valley,
Mariposa County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1016: Mirror View, Three Brothers, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County,
Cal.
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No. 1019: The Sentinel, 3270 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1028: The Lake, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
General
There are two copies of No. 1028. One is mounted on orange cardstock and has "22
and 26 Montgomery Street, San Francisco" listed as the address. The other is printed
on yellow cardstock and has "429 Montgomery Street San Francisco" listed as the
address.
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No. 1029: North Dome, Royal Arches, and Washington Column, Yosemite Valley,
Mariposa County, Cal.
General
There are two copies of No. 1029. One appears to have been printed for the Paris
International Exposition, 1968, and has "429 Montgomery Street, San Francisco"
printed on back. The other is mounted on orange cardstock and has "22 and 26
Montgomery Street, San Francisco" listed as the address.
Box 27
No. 1031: Tacoye, or the North Dome, 3730 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa
County, Cal.
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No. 1035: The Colfax Party
General
Title, photographer's number, and series information is handwritten on card.
Box 27
No. 1066: Yosemite Falls, 2630 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
General
There are two copies of No. 1066. One appears to have been printed for the Paris
International Exposition, 1968, and has "429 Montgomery Street, San Francisco"
printed on back. The other is mounted on orange cardstock and has "22 and 26
Montgomery Street, San Francisco" listed as the address.
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No. 1069: The Lower Yosemite Fall, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1071: Yosemite Hills, 2630 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1074: Pohono, or the Bridal Veil, 900 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa
County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1075: Pohono, or the Bridal Veil, 900 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa
County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1080: Piwyac, or the Vernal Fall, 300 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa
County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1083: Cascade
General
Title, photographer's number, and series information is handwritten on card.
Box 27
No. 1084: Yowiye, or the Nevada Fall, and Mt. Broderick, Yosemite Valley,
Mariposa County, Cal.
General
There are two copies of No. 1084. One appears to have been printed for the Paris
International Exposition, 1968, and has "429 Montgomery Street, San Francisco"
printed on back. The other is mounted on orange cardstock and has "22 and 26
Montgomery Street, San Francisco" listed as the address.
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No. 1085: Nevada Falls, 100 feet
Box 27
No. 1086: Foot Bridge below the Nevada Fall, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa
County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1087: The Sentinel, 3270 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1088: Hutchings Hotel
General
Title, photographer's number, and series information is handwritten on card.
Box 27
No. 1090: View down the Valley, right Three Brothers, left Cathedral Rocks,
Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co.
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No. 1092: Cathedral Rock, 2600 feet
Box 27
No. 1098: The Sentinel, from the Yosemite Falls, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa
County, Cal.
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No. 1102: Indian Cañon, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
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No. 1103: View on the Merced, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
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No. 1106: View up the Valley, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1111: View on the Merced, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1113: Outline of the Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County,
Cal.
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No. 1116: Mount Starr King, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
General
There are four copies of No. 1116. One is mounted on orange cardstock and has "22
and 26 Montgomery Street, San Francisco" listed as the address. The others are
mounted on yellow cardstock and have "429 Montgomery Street, San Francisco" as the
address, and one of them appears to have been printed for the Paris International
Exposition, 1968 (see back).
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No. 1119: Mirror View
General
Title, photographer's number, and series information is handwritten on card.
Box 27
No. 1120: Mirror View, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1125: Tasayac, or the Half Dome, 5000 feet, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa
County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1128: The Domes, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1133: First View of the Yosemite Valley, from the Mariposa Trail,
Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
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No. 1136: The Yosemite Valley, from the Mariposa Trail, Yosemite Valley,
Mariposa County, Cal.
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No. 1137: The Yosemite Valley, from the Mariposa Trail
Box 27
No. 1138: The Yosemite Valley, from the Mariposa Trail, Yosemite Valley,
Mariposa County, Cal.
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No. 1147: The Lyell Group, from the Sentinel Dome, Yosemite Valley,
Mariposa Co.
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No. 1149: The Yosemite Falls, from Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa
County, Cal.
General
There are two copies of No. 1149. One appears to have been printed for the Paris
International Exposition, 1968, and has "429 Montgomery Street, San Francisco"
printed on back. One is mounted on orange cardstock and has "22 and 26 Montgomery
Street, San Francisco" listed as the address.
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No. 1151: The Tenaya Cañon, from Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa
County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1152: Tasayac, or the Half Dome, from Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley,
Mariposa County, Cal.
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No. 1154: The Vernal and Nevada Fall, from Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley,
Mariposa County, Cal.
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No. 1159: Clark's near the Big Tree Grove, Mariposa County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1162: Grizzly Giant, 33 feet diameter, Mariposa Grove, Mariposa County,
Cal.
Box 27
No. 1163: Grizzly Giant, 33 feet diameter, looking up, Mariposa Grove,
Mariposa County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1164: Section of the Grizzly Giant, 33 feet diameter, Mariposa Grove,
Mariposa County, Cal.
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No. 1166: In the Mariposa Grove, Mariposa County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1167: Galen's Hospice, Mariposa Grove, Mariposa County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1169: In the Mariposa Grove, Mariposa County, Cal.
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No. 1171: In the Marposa Grove, Mariposa County, Cal.
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No. 1173: In the Mariposa Grove, Mariposa County, Cal.
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No. 1174: Galen Clark, Esq.
General
Title, photographer's number, and series information is handwritten on card.
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No. 1175: Indian Huts at Clark's, Mariposa County, Cal.
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No. 1284: Geyser Hotel, Sonoma Co., Cal.
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No. 1349: Panorama from Telegraph Hill, The Lumber Wharves (No.
12)
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No. 1356: Panorama from Telegraph Hill, Washington Square (No.
19)
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No. 1362: The Golden Gate from Telegraph Hill
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No. 1368: Masonic Temple, corner Montgomery and Post sts.
General
Title supplied by archivist. Original stereocard is untitled and unnumbered.
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No. 1372: Eureka Warehouse, North Point
General
There are two copies of No. 1372 on yellow cardstock. One appears to have been
printed for the Paris International Exposition, 1968, and has "425 Montgomery
Street, San Francisco" printed on back. The other has "429 Montgomery Street, San
Francisco" listed as the address.
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No. 1384: [Kearny] Street from Broadway--looking South
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No. 1387: Residence of W.C. Ralston, Belmont
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No. 1394: Sutter Street from Mason, San Francisco--view East
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No. 1397: Grand Hotel, San Francisco, New Montgomery St. front
General
Title supplied by archivist. Original stereocard is untitled and unnumbered.
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No. 1539: Mt. Shasta, View from the North-east, Siskiyou Co., Cal.
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No. 1550: Shasta Peak and Glacier, Siskiyou Co., Cal.
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No. 1567: Camp Bed on Lassen's Butte, Siskiyou County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1569: Camp in Warner's Valley, Lassen's Butte, Siskiyou County, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1573: The Devil's Cañon, Geysers--view looking down the Cañon, Sonoma
Co., Cal.
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No. 1575: Witches Cauldron, Devil's Cañon, Geysers, Sonoma Co., Cal.
Box 27
No. 1578: The Devil's Tea-kettle, Geysers, Sonoma Co., Cal.
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No. 1584: Geyser Hotel, Sonoma Co., Cal.
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No. 1585: The Devil's Cañon, Geysers, View looking up, Sonoma Co., Cal.
Box 27
No. 1588: Calistoga, View near the Calistoga Hotel, Sonoma Co., Cal.
Box 27
No. 1589: View from the Calistoga Hotel, Sonoma Co., Cal.
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No. 1593: Calistoga Hotel, Sonoma Co., Cal.
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No. 1607: Fort Point, East side
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No. 1608: Fort Point, From the west side
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No. 1615: Laying the Corner Stone of the New City Hall, San Francisco,
February 22d, 1872
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No. 1640: At Woodward's Gardens, San Francisco
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No. 1641: At Woodward's Gardens, San Francisco
Box 27
No. 1664: Palace Hotel, S.F., Interior View
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No. 1713: Corner of Geary & Kearny Streets, S.F.
Box 27
No. 1743: Lick House Dining-room, S.F.
Box 27
No. 1747: U.S. Steam Frigate California
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No. 1754: View from California and Powell Streets, S.F.
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No. 1756: View from California and Powell Streets, S.F.
Box 27
No. 1761: View from California and Powell Streets, S.F.
Box 27
No. 1763: View from California and Powell Streets, S.F.
Box 27
No. 1763: View from California and Powell Streets, S.F.
Box 27
No. 1769: View from California and Powell Streets, S.F.
Box 27
No. 1771: Montgomery Street, from New Montgomery and Market Streets, San
Francisco
Box 27
No. 1772: Montgomery Street from Market, S.F.
Box 27
No. 1782: Bank of California, San Francisco
Box 27
No. 1803: Big Cañon Dam, North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Co., Nevada Co.
Box 27
No. 1836: Casa de Pingaree, Malakoff, Nevada Co., California
Box 27
No. 1838: Downieville Buttes, Sierra Co. Cal.
Box 27
No. 1843: Panorama of Vallejo and Mare Island
Box 27
No. 1902: Lawn View at T.H. Selby's Residence, Fair Oaks, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1905: Rear View of T.H. Selby's Residence, Fair Oaks, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1911: Lawn View at T.H. Selby's Residence, Fair Oaks, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1918: Lawn View at T.H. Selby's Residence, Fair Oaks, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1921: Lawn View at T.H. Selby's Residence, Fair Oaks, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1922: Lawn View at T.H. Selby's Residence, Fair Oaks, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1925: Lawn View at T.H. Selby's Residence, Fair Oaks, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1927: Avenue in rear of T.H. Selby's Residence, Fair Oaks, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1930: T.H. Selby's sons, and their Ponies. Fair Oaks, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1934: North walk in T.H. Selby's Orchard, Fair Oaks, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1935: View of T.H. Selby's Orchard, Fair Oaks, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1936: Almond Grove at T.H. Selby's Residence, Fair Oaks, Cal.
Box 27
No. 1944: Interior View of the Selby Lead and Silver Smelting Works, San
Francisco, Cal.
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No. 2004: Light-house at Farallone Islands, Pacific Ocean
Box 28
No. 2014: Sugar Loaf Islands, Farallone Isl'ds, Pacific Ocean
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No. 2022: Arch at the West End, Farallone Islands, Pacific Ocean
Box 28
No. 2041: Surf View, Farallone Islands, Pacific Ocean
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No. 2049: Sea Lions, West End, Farallone Islands, Pacific Ocean
Box 28
No. 2052: Sea Lions, West End, Farallone Islands, P.O.
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No. 2055: Sea Lions, West End, Farallone Islands, Pacific Ocean
Box 28
No. 2063: Gull, Shags & Murr, Farallon Island, Pacific
Ocean
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No. 2112: At the Residence of W.C. Ralston, Belmont, San Mateo Co., Cal.
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No. 2128: At the Residence of W.C. Ralston, Belmont, San Mateo Co., Cal.
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No. 2160: Views at Suburban Residences in Oakland, Cal.
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No. 2226: Stockton Street, from California, view North, San
Francisco
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No. 2303: On the Way to the Geysers, Castle Peak
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No. 2312: Geyser Cañon, from the Hotel
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No. 2314: Devil's Office, Geysers
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No. 2317: Witches Cauldron, Geysers, Cal.
General
Title supplied by archivist. Original stereocard is untitled and unnumbered.
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No. 2318: At the Witches' Cauldron, Geysers, Sonoma Co., Cal.
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No. 2331: White Sulphur Springs
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No. 2334: Cottages at White Sulphur Springs
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No. 2339: Lakeport, Clear Lake
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No. 2340: Broadwell & Bassett's, Cobb Valley
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No. 2348: Hademon's Spout Farm, Napa Co., Cal.
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No. 2353: The Devil's Cañon, Geysers
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No. 2354: Harbin's Springs
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No. 2357: On the Way to the Geysers, Hog's Back
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No. 2379: San Francisco from the Ocean House Road
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No. 2447: California St., from Montgomery, view east
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No. 2507: Group of Warm Springs Indians
Box 28
No. 2511: Capt. Jack's Cave, Showing Modoc Fortifications on top, looking
west
Box 28
No. 2518: View of Lava Bed, looking West, showing Bluff and Van Bremer's
Hill in the distance
Box 28
No. 2522: View of Shasta Valley and Mount Shasta, looking
South-east
Box 28
No. 2523: View of the town of Yreka, Siskiyou Co., Cal., looking
West
Box 28
No. 3014: Mirror View of the Three Brothers, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co.,
Cal.
Box 28
No. 3017: The Sentinel Hotel, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co., Cal.
Box 28
No. 3018: Distant View of the Domes, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co., Cal.
Box 28
No. 3063: Cathedral Spires, 2200 ft., Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co., Cal.
Box 28
No. 3065: El Capitan, 3600 ft., Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co., Cal.
General
There are two identical copies of No. 3065, both on orange cardstock.
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No. 3066: The Three Brothers, 4480 feet. Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co.,
Cal.
Box 28
No. 3072: On the Road to the Yosemite Falls. Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co.,
Cal.
Box 28
No. 3084: Glacier Point. Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co., Cal.
Box 28
No. 3086: Mirror Lake. Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co., Cal.
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No. 3304: View from the Grand Central Hotel, Oakland
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No. 3506: Mammoth Tree Grove Hotel, Mammoth Tree Grove, Calaveras Co., Cal.
Box 28
Unnumbered: In Camp No. 2, Yo Semite
Box 28
Unnumbered: 423 California St., Between Sansome and Montgomery Streets, San
Francisco
General
Title supplied by archivist.
Box 28
Unnumbered: University of California, Berkeley grounds with trees in
foreground
General
Title supplied by archivist.
Box 28
Unnumbered: Buildings on the University of California, Berkeley
campus
General
Title supplied by archivist.
Box 28
Unnumbered: Photograph of painting of young girl with bowl
General
Title supplied by archivist. Original stereocard is untitled and unnumbered.
Pacific Railroad Series
1862-1869
Box 28
No. 38: Cañon of American River from near Colfax, Cape Horn and Ramrod on
the left
Box 28
No. 39: Long Ravine Bridge, from the top of Cape Horn
Box 28
No. 48: Secret Town, Trestle from the West, Length 1,100 feet
Box 28
No. 52: Bear River Valley, near Gold Run, Little York mines in the
distance
Box 28
No. 56: Rounding Cape Horn, Road to Iowa Hill from the River, in the
distance
Box 28
No. 77: Green Valley and Giant's Gap, American River, 1,000 feet below
Railroad
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No. 84: View at China Ranch, 75 miles from Sacramento
Box 28
No. 127: Donner Lake, 110 miles from Sacramento, Eastern Summits, 25 miles
distance
Box 28
No. 154: American River, from Green Bluffs
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No. 166: Emigrant Gap Tunnel, Wall and Snow Covering
Box 28
No. 187: Summits of Sierras, 8,000 to 10,000 feet altitude
Box 28
No. 203: Donner Lake, Tunnels No. 7 and 8, from Summit Tunnel, Eastern
Summit in distance
Box 28
No. 230: View on the American River, below Cape Horn
Box 28
No. 231: Bloomer Cut near Auburn, 800 feet long and 63 feet
high
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No. 256: Crested Peak and Tunnel No. 10, Eastern Slope of Western
Summit
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No. 257: Tunnel No. 12, Strong's Cañon
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No. 302: Pleasant Valley, looking East, Lower Cañon of Truckee
River
Box 28
No. 305: Red Bluffs, Lower Cañon of Truckee, 179 miles from
Sacramento
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No. 312: Alkali Flat, Construction Train in distance
Box 28
No. 321: Advance of Civilization of Civilization, End of Track near Iron
point
Box 28
No. 322: Advance of Civilization, Scene on the Humboldt Desert
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No. 363: Ogden and Wahsatch Range. 742 miles from Sacramento
Box 28
No. 1355: Panorama from Telegraph Hill (No. 18)
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No. 1395: Trinity Church, cor. Post and Powell sts., San
Francisco
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No. 2031: The Cave, West End, Farallone Islands, Pacific Ocean
Box 28
No. 2382: Bay District Fair Grounds, Nov. 14, 1874
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No. 3034: Eagle Point, 4,430 feet. Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co., Cal.
Box 28
No. 3060: Tutocanula Pass; Yo Semite
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No. 3070: Yo Semite Falls, 2634 ft. View from Black's
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No. 3081: Mirror view of the upper Yo Semite Fall
Box 28
No. 3093: The Yo Semite Valley from Inspiration Point
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No. 3095: Tutocanula Pass; Yo Semite
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No. 3097: Tutocanula; El Capitan, 3620 ft., Yo Semite
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No. 3101: Mirror View of the Three Brothers. Yo Semite
Box 28
No. 3105: The Yosemite Falls, 2634 ft.
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No. 3113: The North Dome, 3739 ft., Yosemite
Box 28
No. 3115: Washington Column, 2082 ft., Yo Semite
Box 28
No. 3117: The Vernal Fall, 300 ft., Yosemite
Box 28
No. 3120: The Nevada Fall from Emerald Pool, Yosemite
Box 28
No. 3125: Liberty Cap and Vernal Fall from the South Fork,
Yosemite
Box 28
No. 3129: Mirror view of the Half Dome, Yo Semite
Box 28
No. 3146: Glacier Point and Mt. Starr King, from Eagle Point Trail,
Yosemite
Box 28
No. 3153: Down the Valley from Union Point, Yo Semite
Box 28
No. 3155: Vernal and Nevada Falls, from Glacier Point, Yosemite
Box 28
No. 3157: The Half Dome, from Glacier Point, Yosemite
Box 28
No. 3158: Yosemite Falls, from Glacier Point
Box 28
No. 3161: Cottage at Nevada Falls, Yosemite
Box 28
No. 3165: Nevada Fall and Liberty Cap, Yosemite
Box 28
No. 3171: Piwyac; the Vernal Fall, 300 ft., Yo Semite
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No. 3174: Group in the Yosemite
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No. 3305: View from the Grand Central Hotel, Oakland
Box 28
No. 3323: St'r. Oakland leaving Oakland Wharf with Lightning
Express
Box 28
No. 3534: Old Dominion, Uncle Tom's Cabin, looking up. Mammoth Tree Grove,
Calaveras Co., Cal.
Box 28
No. 3556: Palace Hotel, S.F. Interior View
Box 28
No. 3578: Arch at Kearny and Sutter Sts., S.F. July 4, 1876
Box 28
No. 3607: The Cliff House and Environs, S.F.
Box 28
No. 3619: The Cliff House and Environs, San Francisco
Box 28
No. 3634: Goat Island, from Telegraph Hill, S.F.
Box 28
No. 3638: View from the Residence of Chas. Crocker, Esq., California St.
Box 28
No. 3649: View from the Grounds of Gov. Stanford, Cal. St, S.F.
Box 28
No. 3656: South San Francisco, from the Orphan Asylum, S.F.
Box 28
No. 3657: Easter Sunday. Trinity Church, S.F., 1876
Box 28
No. 3687: Alcatraz Island, S.F.
Box 28
No. 3689: Market St., from the Palace Hotel, S.F. View east.
Box 28
No. 3708: Residence Charles Crocker, Esq., Cal. St. Hill, S.F.
Box 28
No. 3722: North side Cal. St. from Sansome to Montgomery, S.F.
Box 28
No. 3723: N. side California St., from Sansome to Mont'gy, S.F.
Box 28
No. 3739: Montgomery Ave. from Montgomery St. S.F.
Box 28
No. 3757: On the Housetops, Chinese Joss House, S.F.
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No. 3760: Smoking Divan, Chinese Restaurant, S.F.
Box 28
No. 3762: Interior Chinese restaurant, S.F.
Box 28
No. 3850: View from Pacific Grove, Monterey
Box 28
No. 3887: Carmel Mission, Near Monterey
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No. 3888: Carmel Mission, near Monterey
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No. 3889: Carmel Mission, Near Monterey
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No. 3891: Entrance to Carmel Mission
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No. 3892: Interior Carmel Mission
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No. 3893: Carmello Valley from the road to the Mission
Box 28
No. 3894: Carmello Valley from the road to the Mission
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No. 4004: Grand Central Hotel, Tahoe City, Lake Tahoe
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No. 4010: The Custom House. Tahoe City, Lake Tahoe
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No. 4048: Dick's Man of War
Box 28
No. 4065: Lake Shore House, G'enbrook, Lake Tahoe
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No. 4082: At the Brunswick Mill, Carson River, Nev.
Box 28
No. 4083: At the Brunswick Mill, Carson River, Nev.
Box 28
No. 4084: Grand Central Hotel, Tahoe City, Lake Tahoe
Box 28
No. 4116: Interior Con. Va. Pan Mill, Virginia City
Box 28
No. 4148: Ophir Works, Virginia City
Box 28
No. 4154: Interior Ophir Hoisting Works, The Cages
Box 28
No. 4155: Interior Ophir Hoisting, General View
Box 28
No. 4160: Mt. Davidson, from Wheeler Monument
Box 28
No. 4162: Gold Hill. V. & T.R.R. Bridge
Box 28
No. 4164: Gold Hill, View down the Cañon
Box 28
No. 4236: Lake Angela, Summit, C.P.R.R.
Box 28
No. 4301: The Loop, Tehachapi Pass, S.P.R.R.
Box 28
No. 4302: Yucca Draconis, Paper Tree, Mojave Desert
Box 28
No. 4384: Banana trees at Wolfskell's, Los Angeles
Box 28
No. 4399: Rose Tree, 27 in. Circumference, Gen. Stoneman, San Gab'1.,
Cal.
Box 28
No. 4403: Residence of N.C. Carter, Esq., Willow Dale, San
Gabriel
Box 28
No. 4419: View from lake Vineyard, B.D. Wilson's, San Gabriel
Box 28
No. 4439: A Bee Ranch, San Gabriel
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No. 4509: Beach at Santa Monica
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No. 4601: Mission San Diego, Established July 16th, 1769
Box 28
No. 4602: Mission San Diego, Established July 16th, 1769
Box 28
No. 4603: Mission San Diego, Established July 16th, 1769
Box 28
No. 4604: View from the Mission San Diego
Box 28
No. 4605: View from the Mission San Diego
Box 28
No. 4606: Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, Estab. June 13, 1798
Box 28
No. 4607: Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, Estab. June 13, 1798
Box 28
No. 4608: Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, Estab. June 13, 1798
Box 28
No. 4609: Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, Estab. June 13, 1798
Box 28
No. 4610: Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, Estab. June 13, 1798
Box 28
No. 4611: Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, Estab. June 13, 1798
Box 28
No. 4612: Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, Estab. June 13, 1798
Box 28
No. 4613: Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, Estab. June 13, 1798
Box 28
No. 4614: Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, Estab. June 13, 1798
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No. 4615: Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, Estab. June 13, 1798
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No. 4616: Mission San Juan Capistrano, Estab. Nov. 1st, 1776
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No. 4617: Mission San Juan Capistrano, Estab. Nov. 1st, 1776
General
There are two identical copies of No. 4617, both printed on orange cardstock and
with "427 Montgomery Street, San Francisco" listed as the address.
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No. 4618: Mission San Juan Capistrano, Estab. Nov. 1st, 1776
Box 28
No. 4619: Mission San Juan Capistrano, Estab. Nov. 1st, 1776
Box 28
No. 4620: Mission San Juan Capistrano, Estab. Nov. 1st, 1776
Box 28
No. 4622: Mission San Juan Capistrano, Estab. Nov. 1st, 1776
Box 28
No. 4623: Mission San Juan Capistrano, Estab. Nov. 1st, 1776
Box 28
No. 4624: Mission San Juan Capistrano, Estab. Nov. 1st, 1776
Box 28
No. 4625: Mission San Juan Capistrano, Estab. Nov. 1st, 1776
Box 29
No. 4626: Mission San Juan Capistrano, Estab. Nov. 1st, 1776
Box 29
No. 4627: Mission San Juan Capistrano, Estab. Nov. 1st, 1776
Box 29
No. 4628: Mission San Juan Capistrano, Estab. Nov. 1st, 1776
Box 29
No. 4629: Mission San Gabriel, Estab. Sept. 8th, 1771
Box 29
No. 4630: Mission San Gabriel, Estab. Sept. 8th, 1771
Box 29
No. 4631: Mission San Gabriel, Estab. Sept. 8th, 1771
Box 29
No. 4632: Mission San Fernando Ray, Established Sept. 8, 1797
Box 29
No. 4633: Mission San Fernando Ray, Established Sept. 8, 1797
Box 29
No. 4634: Mission San Fernando Ray, Established Sept. 8, 1797
Box 29
No. 4635: Mission San Fernando Ray, Established Sept. 8, 1797
Box 29
No. 4636: Mission San Fernando Ray, Established Sept. 8, 1797
Box 29
No. 4637: Mission San Buenaventura, Established March 31, 1782
Box 29
No. 4638: Mission San Buenaventura, Established March 31, 1782
Box 29
No. 4639: Mission San Buenaventura, Established March 31, 1782
Box 29
No. 4641: Mission Santa Barbara, Established Dec. 4, 1786
Box 29
No. 4642: Mission Santa Barbara, Established Dec. 4, 1786
Box 29
No. 4646: Mission Santa Barbara, Established Dec. 4, 1786
Box 29
No. 4644: Mission Santa Barbara, Established Dec. 4, 1786
Box 29
No. 4645: Mission Santa Barbara, Established Dec. 4, 1786
Box 29
No. 4646: Mission Santa Barbara, Established Dec. 4, 1786
Box 29
No. 4648: Mission San Luis Obispo, Established Sept. 1, 1772
Box 29
No. 4649 :Mission San Luis Obispo, Established Sept. 1, 1772
General
Title supplied by archivist. Original stereograph is printed with an incorrect date
and title.
Box 29
No. 4650: Mission San Luis Obispo, Established Sept. 1, 1772
Box 29
No. 4651: Mission San Luis Obispo, Established Sept. 1, 1772
Box 29
No. 4652: Mission Santa Inez, Established Sept. 17, 1804
Box 29
No. 4654: Mission Santa Inez, Established Sept. 17, 1804
Box 29
No. 4655: Mission San Miguel, Established July 25, 1797
Box 29
No. 4656: Mission San Miguel, Established July 25, 1797
Box 29
No. 4657: Mission San Miguel, Established July 25, 1797
Box 29
No. 4658: Mission San Miguel, Established July 25, 1797
Box 29
No. 4660: Mission San Antonio de Padua, Estab. July 14, 1771
Box 29
No. 4661: Mission San Antonio de Padua, Estab. July 14, 1771
Box 29
No. 4752: Santa Monica Hotel
Box 29
No. 4773: View from Lake Vineyard House, Pasadena
Box 29
No. 4788: Pasadena from Bacon's Hill
General
"Pasadena" is misspelled on original stereocard.
Box 29
No. 4791: Pasadena, from Bacon's Hill
Box 29
No. 4792: Pasadena from Bacon's Hill
General
"Pasadena" is misspelled on original stereocard.
Box 29
No. 4808: Sunny Slope from the Wine Buildings
Box 29
No. 4811: Sierra Madre, from Sunny Slope
Box 29
No. 4824: Cogswell's Sierra Madre Villa, W.P. Rhoades Lessee. Los Angeles
Co., Cal.
Box 29
No. 4824: Cactus, (Cereus Englemanni.) Arizona
Box 29
No. 4626: Mission San Juan Capistrano, Estab. Nov. 1st, 1776
Box 29
Unnumbered: Untitled
General
Untitled studio portrait of a Native American man, likely taken in Arizona around
1880.
Box 29
Unnumbered: Kearny Street, 700 block
General
Title supplied by archivist, using information written on back of stereocard.
Box 29
Unnumbered: Kearny St., July 4th, 1876
General
Stereocard has no number or series information, but is likely from Watkin's New
Series. Title is handwritten on front of card, and card is printed on orange
cardstock.
Partial stereocards
1859-1881
Box 29
No. 353: Poetry and Prose. Scene at Monument Point, North end of Salt Lake
General
From Pacific Railroad series.
Box 29
No. 3155: Vernal and Nevada Falls from Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley,
Mariposa County, Cal.
Box 29
No. 3507: Mammoth Tree Grove Hotel, Mammoth Tree Grove, Calaveras Co.,
Cal.
Box 29
No. 3607: The Cliff House and Environs, San Francisco
Box 29
No. 3639: View from the Residence of Chas. Crocker, Esq., S.F., California
St.
Box 29
No. 3642: View from the Residence of Chas. Crocker, Esq., S.F. , California
St.
Box 29
No. 3645: No 2. Panorama from Cor. of Cal. & Powell Sts.
Box 29
No. 3762: Interior Chinese Restaurant
Box 29
No. 4414: Residence of B.D. Wilson, Lake Vineyard, San Gabriel,
Cal.
Box 29
Unknown number: Palace Hotel, New Montgomery to 3rd St.
General
Title supplied by archivist using information written on back of stereocard.
Glass stereographs
General
Also called stereocards on glass mount. These early stereographs are numbered, titled,
and signed by Watkins. Watkins numbered his stereoviews starting first with the Yosemite
series. Mendocino views were originally numbered as a part of a separate series, and
were later incorporated into the overall numbering scheme. Where unnumbered, a number
has been supplied by the archivist.
Box 39
Unnumbered: Mammoth Cheese made for the "What Cheer House," weight 2200
lbs
1852-1865
Box 39
Unnumbered: Mechanics Institute
circa 1864
Las Mariposas Mining Estate, Mariposa County
1859-1860
Box 39
Unnumbered: Bear Valley, Mariposa Estate
1859-1860
Box 39
Unnumbered: Distant View Mariposa, Mariposa Estate
1859-1860
Box 39
Unnumbered: Mill on Stockton Creek, Mariposa Estate
1859-1860
Box 39
Unnumbered: View from Mt. Ophir, Mariposa Estate
1859-1860
Box 39
Unnumbered: Rail Road to the Benton Mills Frémont, Mariposa Co., Cal.
1859-1860
General
Please handle with care. Stereograph has a small crack in the lower right
corner.
Box 39
Unnumbered: Bird's Eye View of Pine Tree
1859-1860
Box 39
Unnumbered: Benton Mills, Merced River, Mariposa Estate
1859-1860
Box 39
Unnumbered: Pine Tree Mine, Mariposa Estate
1859-1860
Box 39
Unnumbered: Visiting party at Tower Rock, Mariposa Estate
1859-1860
Box 39
Unnumbered: Guadalupe Valley
1859-1860
General
Photochemicals on glass have oxidized and image appears white. Image is visible if
held up to light.
Box 39
Unnumbered: Mormon Bar - Mariposa Estate
1859-1860
Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove
1859-1861
Box 39
Unnumbered: Starting out, Yosemite Falls, 2477 ft.
1859-1861
Box 39
Unnumbered: In Camp, No. 3, Yosemite
1859-1861
Box 39
No. 1: Between the Yo Semite Falls [1]
circa 1861
Box 39
No. 1: Between the Yo Semite Falls [2]
circa 1861
Box 39
No. 8: The Lower Yo Semite Fall
circa 1861
Box 39
No. 11: Distant View Yo Semite Falls up the valley
circa 1861
Box 39
No. 13: Between the Yo Semite Falls
circa 1861
General
Large cracks in glass across upper left corner. Some of original mount is exposed.
Please handle with care.
Box 39
No. 19: The Vernal Fall from the South Fork, Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 39
No. 25: Bridal Veil, from the Coulterville Trail, Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 39
No. 27: View from the foot of the Mariposa Trail, Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 39
No. 28: Pohono, Bridal Veil, 900 ft., Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 40
No. 32: View from the South Fork, North Dome, Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 40
No. 33: River View, North Dome. Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 40
No. 35: The Domes, Yo Semite
1859-1860
Box 40
No. 36: Tasayac, Half Dome, 4967 ft., Yo Semite
1859-1860
Box 40
No. 39: North Dome, the Royal Arches, Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 40
No. 41: Three Brothers, 4480 ft. Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 40
No. 42: "Inverted in the tide stand the grey rocks," Yo Semite
[1]
1861
Box 40
No. 42: "Inverted in the tide stand the grey rocks," Yo Semite
[2]
1861
General
Fairly large crack on back of stereograph in lower right corner. Please handle with
care.
Box 40
No. 42: "Inverted in the tide stand the grey rocks," Yo Semite
[3]
1861
General
Fairly large crack on back of stereograph in lower right corner. Please handle with
care.
Box 40
No. 44: El Capitan, 3600 ft. Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 40
No. 46: Tutocanula, Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 40
No. 48: El Capitan, 3600 ft. Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 40
No. 52: The Mono Pass, Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 40
No. 54: River View, Cathedral Rocks, Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 40
No. 60: Sentinel Rock, 3270 ft, Yo Semite
circa 1861
General
Large crack down the middle of front glass plate. Please handle with care.
Box 40
No. 62: Down the Valley, Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 40
No. 68: The Lake, Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 40
No. 73: From the foot of the Upper Fall, Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 40
No. 76: River View, below the Nevada Fall, Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 40
Unnumbered: River View above the Vernal, Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 40
Unnumbered: El Capitan, 3600 ft., Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 40
Unnumbered: Pohono, Bridal Veil, 900 ft. Yo Semite [1]
circa 1861
Box 41
Unnumbered: Pohono - Bridal Veil, 900 ft. Yo Semite [2]
circa 1861
Box 41
Unnumbered: Under the Upper Fall, Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 41
Unnumbered: "Yo Semite," from Camp Grove, 2477 ft.
circa 1861
Box 41
Unnumbered: Tasayac, from above the Vernal Fall, Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 41
Unnumbered: Section "Grizzly Giant," 33 ft. diam., Mariposa Grove
[1]
circa 1861
Box 41
Unnumbered: Section "Grizzly Giant," 33 ft. diam., Mariposa Grove
[2]
circa 1861
General
Large crack in upper right corner of front plate. Please handle with care.
Box 41
Unnumbered: The "Half Dome" from the South Fork, Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 41
Unnumbered: Vernal Fall - Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 41
Unnumbered: Half Dome, 4967 ft. Yo Semite
circa 1861
Box 41
No. 8: View from the Residence of D.T. Adams, San Jose
1863
General
Access to this item is restricted due to broken glass.
Box 41
No. 21: Big River, Mendocino Co.
1863
General
Access to this item is restricted, due to separating glass plates.
Box 41
No. 24: Bay View, Big River, Mendocino
1863
General
Small crack along top edge of glass in front plate. Please handle with care.
Box 41
No. 28: Coast View off Mendocino
1863
Box 41
No. 61: At the Rancherie, Big River
1863
General
Original tape border connecting glass plates is missing and plates are held
together with tape. Please handle with care.
Box 41
Unnumbered: Albion Bay, Mendocino
1863
New Almaden Mine, Santa Clara County
1863
Box 41
No. 89: The Hacienda from the Cross Hill, New Almaden
1863
Box 41
No. 123: Street View at the Hacienda, New Almaden
1863
Box 41
No. 135: The Town from the Mine Peak, New Almaden
1863
General
Original tape holding glass plates together is coming loose around top left corner.
Please handle with care.
Box 41
The Tuscon Meteorite - 632 lbs.
1863
General
Title is written in lower right corner of stereograph, and is signed by Watkins.
However, according to page 32 of
Carleton Watkins: The
Complete Mammoth Photographs.
by Weston Naef and Christine Hult-Lewis,
Getty Publications, 2011, the object actually pictured is "The Carleton Aerolite"
[CEW 273] (1863). The Carleton Aerolite was named after Civil War officer James H.
Carleton, not Carleton Watkins.
New Idria Mines, San Benito County
undated
Box 41
Unnumbered: New Idria, Fresno Co.
undated
Box 41
Unnumbered: Tom and his Donkey, New Idria Mines
undated
Cartes de visite
Physical Description: Each carte-de-visite measures 6 cm
x 10 cm. Folders includes four slightly larger sized cards, measuring up to 8 cm x 12.75
cm.
Portraits
circa 1866-1873
General
Any date or identification information provided is written on the back of card.
Box 38, Folder 1
Dwinelle, Charles
undated
Box 38, Folder 1
Fowler, Molly
1875
General
Written on back: "Molly Fowler, Eureka, 1875."
Box 38, Folder 1
Graves, Augusta Taylor (Mrs.)
Box 38, Folder 1
Hirose, Kaikichi M.
1872-09-30
Box 38, Folder 1
Shirk, David Lawson
General
Sleeve contains four identical half-tone copies of card.
Box 38, Folder 1
Wheeler, Arthur F.
1872-09-18
Box 38, Folder 2
Unidentified portraits
undated
General
Folder contains seven unidentified portraits, including five of women and three of
men. Three of the cards have been trimmed.
Box 38, Folder 3
San Francisco, Napa, and Yosemite Valley
circa
1866-1872
General
Folder contains five cards, including "Coach - Geyser Springs (Napa)," "Grand Masonic
ceremony laying the cornerstone of the City Hall and law courts," (1870 or 1872),
"Court, Old Palace Hotel" (undated), "Haynes and Lawton, Market Street, under the
Grand Hotel, San Francisco." (undated), and "Yosemite Valley from 'Best General
View'"(1866).